Folklore 
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5 stars
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Ch 7, 8, 16, 17, 21
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An abridged version of the tale of Scheherazade, daughter of King Shahryar's advisor, who tells her husband, the king, a different story every night to keep him from fulfilling his plan to kill her in the morning.
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3 stars
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Ch 9, 30, 31
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"Seven ... illustrated traditional stories that immerse the reader in the ancient culture of India as well as impart important life lessons"--Back cover.
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Ch 4, 13, 14
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In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopes, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen.
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Ping (Demi) volume 1.
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5 stars
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Ch 32
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When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
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5 stars
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Ch 7, 8, 16, 17
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A retelling of the epic story of Gilgamesh, half-god and half-man, who learns the true meaning of friendship and kindness from Enkidu, who lives among the animals of the forest.
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5 stars
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Ch 7, 8, 16, 17
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Frightened by the thought of dying, Gilgamesh braves a series of dangers in an effort to learn the secret of eternal life, but although he meets the survivor of the great flood and is offered a chance at perpetual youth, he never achieves his goal, in a retelling of an episode from the story of Gilgamesh, the world's oldest legend.
Gilgamesh, King of Uruk, makes a dangerous journey in search of the secret of immortality.
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4 stars
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Ch 30, 31
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A retelling of one of the Indian fables relating to the former births of Buddha in which as a monkey he manages to outwit the crocodile who decides to capture him.
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Ch 7, 8, 16, 17
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King Gilgamesh and his friend Enkidu untertake heroic adventures, slay monsters, battle the goddess Ishtar, and save their city, Uruk, in this re-telling of the 5,000 year old legend.
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Ch 26
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Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.