Creighton University

This fable adapts nicely the classic version, which has a lion asking to marry the young woman.  This version specifies that the tiger goes first to the dentist and then to the blacksmith.  The stated moral is "Doing something without thinking one may be disappointed."  The page devoted to the moral has a standard form of a mouse eating cheese.  There are many snapshot photos of the story clothespinned to ropes across this page.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This version of OR follows the lines of the traditional tale.  Surprisingly, it omits the "big tree's" wish that it could protect the weaker reed.  Instead, it only has the big tree asking why the reed bends with the wind.  The reed answers proudly that the storm cannot damage it.  The artist gives the reed a human-like head.  The stated moral is "Arrogance will lead to destruction."  The page devoted to the moral has a standard form of a mouse eating cheese.  There are many snapshot photos of the story clothespinned to ropes across this page.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This story adapts the Aesopic fable of the ant and the dove.  In this case, the bee stings the hunter on the hand, whereas the ant had bitten his foot.  The stated moral is "One who dose good will receive good in return."  The page devoted to the moral has a standard form of a mouse eating cheese.  There are many snapshot photos of the story clothespinned to ropes across this page.  The editor struggles in this pamphlet, as the typo in the moral exemplifies.  Other problems include "it will get drown" and "became closed friends."  The illustrator has fun showing their close friendship by having them make music together, the dove on the guitar and the bee on drums.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This story makes some additions to the Panchatantra story.  The merchant becomes a dealer in steel.  After his return, he founds a school and kidnaps the daughter of his former associate.  There is no mention of the absolute distancing one from another that comes of the case; that separation was particularly poignant in "Kalila and Dimna."  The stated moral is "Treat the one who treats you badly in the same way."  The page devoted to the moral has a standard form of a mouse eating cheese.  There are many snapshot photos of the story clothespinned to ropes across this page.  The illustrator places special emphasis on the eyes of the two characters.  They become expressive of a wide range of emotions in the course of the story.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This story follows a classic pattern.  The pig cooks and cleans; the monkey gets fruit; and the bear gets firewood for cooking.  Bored with their tasks, they exchange.  The pig cuts himself with the axe.  The monkey does not know what to do with all the bubbles when he is washing.  The bear starts a fire when he tries to cook.  The stated moral is "Each person is not master of everything."  The page devoted to the moral has a standard form of a mouse eating cheese.  There are many snapshot photos of the story clothespinned to ropes across this page.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This is a well-told triangle story.  The fox and donkey pledge friendship, but when the lion appears, the fox offers to betray the donkey to him.  The fox starts this initiative with the proposal to the lion "If you accept me to be your friend."  The lion agrees, but once the donkey is secured in a trap, the lion turns on the fox.  "You could betray your donkey friend, so why couldn't I betray you?"  The stated moral is "Man who lies cannot expect truth from others."  The page devoted to the moral has a standard form of a mouse eating cheese.  There are many snapshot photos of the story clothespinned to ropes across this page.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".