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A collection of folktales from around the world, all featuring the character of the fool, with tips for telling the stories aloud, related activities, and source notes.
Boy who sold the butter (Denmark) -- Dead or alive? (Uruguay) -- Wise fools of Gotham (England) -- Farmer who was easily fooled (Lebanon) -- Juan Bobo and the pot that would not walk (Puerto Rico) -- Scissors (Norway) -- What a bargain! (Arabia) -- Whose horse is whose? (United States) -- Donkey egg (Algeria) -- Such a silly, senseless servant (China) -- No doubt about it (Iran) -- When Giufa guarded the goldsmith's door (Italy) -- Men with mixed-up feet (Russia) -- Next time I'll know what to do (England) -- Hunter of Java (Indonesia/Java) -- Seven foolish fishermen (France) -- King brought down by one blow (Philippines) -- Clever Elsie (Germany) -- Man who didn't know what Minu meant (Ghana) -- Fool's feather pillow (Ireland) -- Ninny who didn't know himself (Moldova) -- Mayor's golden shoes (Poland [Jewish]) -- I'd laugh, too, if I weren't dead (Iceland).
retold by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss ; illustrations by Ariane Elsammak.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-96).
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2001.