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Trickster Tales
March 30 – April 6, 2008
One Grain of Rice by Demi
Long ago in India there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair, but he wasn’t. When all of his people are starving—he keeps the countries rice for himself. Then a clever young woman tricks him out of his rice.
April 6 – 13
Nine-in-One Grr! Grr! told by Blia Xiong
adapted by Cathy Spagnoli
In the beginning a tiger and her mate had no cubs. So she goes to see the god Shao to find out how many she will have. He tells her 9 every year—but only if she remembers… What happens when Bird tricks her into forgetting?
April 13 – 20
Love and Roast Chicken retold by Barbara Knutson
Cuy, the guinea pig, is feasting in a field of sweet grass high in the Andes Mountains of Peru when along comes Tio Antonio, the fox, to feast on him! Can Cuy fool the fox?
April 20 – 27
Anansi and the Moss-Covered Rock retold by Eric Kimmel
Anansi, the spider, loves to eat, but is too lazy to gather his food himself. So when he finds a magic rock in the forest he uses it to trick his friends and get their food. Or does he?
April 27 – May 4
Flossie & the Fox retold by Patricia McKissack
Big Mama sends Flossie on an errand—to take a basket of eggs over to Miz Viola. There is just one problem—how to keep them away from the fox. Can Flossie out fox him?
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