Animals, folklore
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Mythical Beasts
Tales of Uncle Remus
Three Little Pigs
Fabulous creatures, mythical monsters, and animal power symbols
When animals were people
Greyfriars Bobby
Wolf
Boy Who Lived With Bears and Other Iroquois Stories
The animal estate
Sure as sunrise
Ma'ii and cousin Horned Toad
Animals in the Middle Ages
Meow
Amorak
How the rhinoceros got his skin
Medusa's gaze and vampire's bite
The Oxford book of animal stories
White wolf woman
Uncle Remus
The last tales of Uncle Remus
Eleven turtle tales
The three little pigs
Rabbit
Mrs. Chicken and the hungry crocodile
Rhinos for Lunch and Elephants for Supper!
Animal Stories
Why the Crab Has No Head
Birthsigns
Resting in the bosom of the lamb
Loon laughter
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