How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?

Follows the activities of two children spending their summer vacation on an island off the coast of Maine.

Recounts how most African folk tales came to be called "Spider Stories."

After the old woman cuts off his tail when he steals her milk, the fox must go through a long series of transactions before she will sew it back on again.

The wolf gives his own outlandish version of what really happened when he tangled with the three little pigs.

A retelling of a folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.

John Langstaff's classic version of a 400-year-old Scottish ballad that tells the tale of the courtship of Mr. Frog and Miss Mouse.

"Amos McGee, a friendly zookeeper, always made time to visit his good friends: the elephant, the tortoise, the penguin, the rhinoceros, and the owl. But one day--'Ah-choo!'--he woke with the sniffles and the sneezes. Though he didn't make it into the zoo that day, he did receive some unexpected guests."--Dust jacket.

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.