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Humorous tales.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Co., c1990.Description: 80 p. : col. illISBN:
  • 0811424049 (lib. bdg.) :
  • 0811441547 (pbk.) :
Other title:
  • n
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 398.2
Contents:
The tail of the squire's bride / by Toni McCarty -- The terrible black snake's revenge / adapted by Yoshiko Uchida -- Bouki buys a burro / by Harold Courlandr -- Gone is gone / by Wanda Gág -- How the pig and the bear went into business / by Vít Hořejš -- Jean Labadie's big black dog / retold by Natalie Savage Carlson -- The short horse / by Ellis Credle -- Doctor and detective, too / retold by Mary C. Hatch.
Summary: A collection of eight humorous folktales, including "The Terrible Black Snake's Revenge" from Japan, "How the Pig and the Bear Went into Business" from Czechoslovakia, and "The Short Horse" from the United States.
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Books Books DIS Library Non-Fiction 3F 398.2 Tales (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available MH006158

The tail of the squire's bride / by Toni McCarty -- The terrible black snake's revenge / adapted by Yoshiko Uchida -- Bouki buys a burro / by Harold Courlandr -- Gone is gone / by Wanda Gág -- How the pig and the bear went into business / by Vít Hořejš -- Jean Labadie's big black dog / retold by Natalie Savage Carlson -- The short horse / by Ellis Credle -- Doctor and detective, too / retold by Mary C. Hatch.

A collection of eight humorous folktales, including "The Terrible Black Snake's Revenge" from Japan, "How the Pig and the Bear Went into Business" from Czechoslovakia, and "The Short Horse" from the United States.

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