Three billy goats must outwit the big, ugly troll that lives under the bridge they have to cross on their way up the mountain.

After trading houses, the country mice and the town mice discover there's no place like home.

"Tracker is known far and wide for his skills as a hunter: 'He has a nose, ' people say. Engaged to track down a mysterious boy who disappeared three years earlier, Tracker breaks his own rule of always working alone when he finds himself part of a group that comes together to search for the boy. The band is a hodgepodge, full of unusual characters with secrets of their own, including a shape-shifting man-animal known as Leopard. As Tracker follows...

"Many of these fables are so well known they have given us everyday phrases such as 'sour grapes' and 'dog in the manger.' But even the rarer ones seem familiar, because their simple morals reflect all aspects of human nature. From the tortoise and the hare to the mouse and the lion, the timeless wisdom and wit of Aesop's fables are as entertaining as ever"--

Recounts the legend of Robin Hood, who plundered the king's purse and poached his deer and whose generosity endeared him to the poor.

"Who was Vermont's first Ghostbuster? Was a full-blown exorcism performed at a local college? What mystery did a Vermont doctor discover on the Moon? Do unknown populations live hidden in the Green Mountains? What are Vermont's most shameful secrets? These and other questions are the 'favorite haunts' of Joseph A. Citro, Vermont's Ghostmaster General. Get the answers you want--and maybe some you don't--in the latest addition to Mr. Citro's ongoing...

The author draws from a variety of folk traditions to put together this version of Cinderella, including elements from Mexico, Iran, Korea, Russia, Appalachia, and more.

In this Texas-style adaptation of a traditional folktale, a tarantula, mockingbird, and horned toad refuse to help an armadillo prepare a batch of chili but nevertheless expect to eat it when it's ready.

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.

A poor young man gains a fortune and meets a beautiful princess when his cat, the clever Puss, outwits an evil giant.