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" Legends, myths, and folktales : "
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BL
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972234
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b726604
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Legends, myths, and folktales : : celebrate the stories that have moved the world for centuries.
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Chicago :: Encyclopædia Britannica,, 2008.
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Britannica learning library
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1 online resource (64 pages).
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1593395086
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: 9781593395087
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9781593390068
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Myths and legends, folktales and fables : stories of wonders and everyday life -- Atlas : the bearer of the world -- Dragons : beasts of fire and mists -- An Asian folktale : who will marry mousie? -- Aesop's fables : animal stories that teach -- Europe -- A European folktale : the country mouse and the town mouse -- A Jewish legend : the golem of Prague -- A British legend : King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table -- A Greek legend : Odysseus and the Cyclops -- A story from Ancient Greece : the Trojan horse -- Thor : the thunder god -- A Russian folktale : the bear and the old man -- Asia -- A Chinese Cinderella story : Yeh-Shen -- A story from Japan : the stonecutter -- A Korean folktale : the tiger in the trap -- A South Asian tale : the monkey and the string of pearls -- From the Kalilah wa Dimnah : the poor man and the flask of oil -- A Cambodian myth : Moni Mekhala and Ream Eyso -- Australia -- An Australian tale : how kangaroo got his tail -- Africa -- A story from Ghana : Ananse and the wisdom pot -- A Nigerian folktale : the monkey court -- A Zulu story : Jackal gets away -- The Americas -- A Mayan story : Rabbit throws away his sandal -- Paul Bunyan : the tale of a lumberjack -- An Inuit tale : how Crow brought daylight to the world -- A Native American legend : Coyote brings fire -- A Cherokee story : why Possum's tail is bare -- A fable of the Pacific Northwest : Raven and Crow's potlatch.
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| Abstract
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Pictures, articles, and fun facts introduce magical tales that have entertained for centuries, teaching right from wrong and explaining many mysteries in the world.
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Legends, Juvenile literature.
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Mythology, Juvenile literature.
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Tales, Juvenile literature.
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Folklore.
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Mythology.
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Legends.
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Mythology.
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Tales.
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398
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GR69.L44 2008eb
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Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
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