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  • The Monkey and the Crocodile

    and Other Fables from the Jataka Tales of India

    by Ellen C. Babbitt, Ellsworth Young ...
    Children will be enchanted by the quaint humor and timeless wisdom of these age-old fables drawn from Buddhist texts. Timid rabbits, noble deer, quarrelsome quails, greedy merchants, and other memorable animal and human characters populate the tales, all of which offer thought-provoking morals."The Turtle Who Couldn't Stop Talking" illustrates the folly of offering a reply when silence is the best ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

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  • YORUBA LEGENDS - 40 myths, legends, fairy tales and folklore stories from the Yoruba of West Africa

    by Various Unknown ...
    The 40 legends, fairy tales and folklore stories in this book belong to the Yoruba. They relate the adventures of men and animals, and try to explain the mysteries of Nature—Why Women have Long Hair, How the Leopard got his Spots, the Three Magicians, the Boa-Constrictor, How the Elephant got his Trunk and more. These stories grew from the imagination of the people. We read these folk-tales for ... Read more

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  • Hawaiian Folk Tales: A Collection of Native Legends

    by Thos. G. Thrum ...
    It is becoming more and more a matter of regret that a larger amount of systematic effort was not established in early years for the gathering and preservation of the folk-lore of the Hawaiians. The world is under lasting obligations to the late Judge Fornander, and to Dr. Rae before him, for their painstaking efforts to gather the history of this people and trace their origin and migrations; but ... Read more

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  • Folk-Lore of West and Mid-Wales and West Cornwall

    by Various Authors ...
    A little more than a century ago the Rector of Ladock was the Rev. Mr. Wood, who was a most zealous churchman even in the days of misty prejudice, when churchmen in general looked upon nonconformists as scabbed sheep in their fold, and held that no schismatics were to be tolerated. From having unwavering faith in the grace conferred by his ordination, he was endowed with remarkable powers as an ... Read more

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  • SOUTH AFRICAN FOLK-TALES - 44 African Stories for Children

    by Anon E. Mouse, Compiled by James A. Honey ...
    In this volume you will find forty-four uniquely South African tales. Stories of The Lost Message, The Monkey's Fiddle, The Leopard, The Ram and the Jackal, The Lion the Jackal and the Man, Tink-Tinkje, The Lioness and the Ostrich, Crocodile's Treason, The White Man and Snake, Tortoise Hunting Ostriches, The Judgment Of Baboon, When Lion Could Fly, The Origin Of Death and many more.It is with ... Read more

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  • On the Makaloa Mat

    Exotic Tales of Love, Loss, and Colonial Encounters in the Pacific

    by Jack London ...
    Under the Hawaiian sun, beneath the palm mat, human nature is revealed. On the Makaloa Mat is one of Jack London's most mature and lyrical works—a collection of emotionally rich stories set in the South Pacific. Departing from his rugged Klondike tales, London here explores themes of cross-cultural tension, colonialism, love, betrayal, and tradition through the lives of native islanders and ... Read more

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  • The Jataka Tales

    by Ellen C. Babbitt ...
    This is a retelling of stories from the Jataka, the treasury of tales of Buddha's previous animal reincarnations. ... Read more

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  • JATAKA TALES - 18 children’s Bhuddist Jataka Tales

    Children's Stories with great moral beauty and deep truths

    by Various Authors ...
    Series Book 6 - SILK ROAD LEGENDS - Eight eBooks containing children’s stories from countries along the Silk Route PLUS 9th ebook FREE
    Captivate yourself with the charm of these 18 children’s Jataka Tales. Let their quaint humour and gentle earnestness teach your children the wholesome lessons of life, among them the duty of kindness to animals.The Jataka Tales contain deep truths, and are calculated to impress lessons of great moral beauty to children – so needed in current times. Herein are the tale of the Merchant of Seri, who ... Read more

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  • More Jataka Tales

    by Ellen C. Babbitt ...
    In "More Jataka Tales," Ellen C. Babbitt presents a selection of these traditional tales in a format accessible to young readers. The stories feature anthropomorphic animals as the main characters and impart moral lessons and teachings on virtues such as kindness, generosity, and wisdom.Each Jataka tale in the collection offers a glimpse into the past lives of the Buddha and explores various ... Read more

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  • The Book of Puka-Puka

    A Lone Trader in the South Pacific

    by Robert Dean Frisbie, Anthony Weller ...
    In 1924, Robert Frisbie arrived on the island of Puka-Puka, one of the most remote in the South Pacific, to run a trading post. Within months he had learned the language and become absorbed into the ways of its ancient, indigenous community – fishing, picnicking, swimming, sleeping and falling in love. Fortunately for us he also had a pitch-perfect ear for stories.Before the book is done, we feel ... Read more

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  • Specimens of Bushman Folklore

    by W. H. I. Bleek L. C. Lloyd ...
    A foundational work in the study of Southern Africa's indigenous cultures, this volume offers a rare and detailed record of Bushman oral traditions. Through meticulous interviews with five Bushmen informants, Wilhelm H. I. Bleek and Lucy C. Lloyd preserved eighty-seven myths, legends, and traditional tales, each translated with scholarly care.The collection provides profound insight into the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • The Jataka Tales I & II

    by Ellen C. Babbitt ...
    Series series Unabridged Start Publishing LLC
    "Ellen C. Babbitt has collected, and retold, the best thirty-nine of the 547 Jataka Tales. These charming fables originated in India sometime around the fifth century, and have been teaching children valuable lessons ever since." ... Read more

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