The Three Bears of Pocomoonshine Lake
Alphonse Beauchamps was an old Maine hunting and fishing guide. He knew just about everything there was to know about bears. Still, the bears could always surprise him. One night three of them come to his cabin on the banks of Pocomoonshine Lake. Before they left, they each helped themselves to one of his possessions. The papa bear took a fishing hook and the mama a box of salt. But it was baby bear's choice that puzzled him most. What in the world would a bear want with a Sears and Roebuck mail order catalog?
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The Memphis Town Musicians: Based on a Tale by the Brothers Grimm
One day old mule heard the farmer say he was too old to pull a plow. Too old? Old mule wasn't going to take that laying down. He set off for Memphis, a city where people said there were "good times everywhere." Along the way he met some friends and being an enterprising crew they decided to form a band. But there was danger ahead for our intrepid heroes. How could they evade Big Jim and his bootleggers, the roughest, toughest, gang in three counties? And would they ever get to Memphis to pursue their dreams?
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Pegeen the Homespun Queen: An Irish Cinderella
Once upon a time three sisters shared a farmstead together. They were supposed to share the work too, but Pegone and Pegit spend most of their time making fancy clothes for themselves, leaving poor Pegeen to do all the work. Pegeen can't even go down to the village for a glimpse of the prince. But a mysterious old woman with a flock of geese changes all that. Suddenly Pegeen is on her way to the village dressed all the finery she's ever want. But have her troubles just begun?
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Once upon a time three sisters shared a farmstead together. They were supposed to share the work too, but Pegone and Pegit spend most of their time making fancy clothes for themselves, leaving poor Pegeen to do all the work. Pegeen can't even go down to the village for a glimpse of the prince. But a mysterious old woman with a flock of geese changes all that. Suddenly Pegeen is on her way to the village dressed all the finery she's ever want. But have her troubles just begun?
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Sylvie Bartholomew Beats the Devil: A Story of Old New Orleans
Sylvie Bartholomew was the best cook in New Orleans. They said her beignets were good enough for the angels to eat. Her gumbo could be consumed by saints without complaint. And as for her bread pudding? Well! If the bread pudding served in paradise wasn't as good as Sylvie's no one would want to go there or stay if they did. Soon everyone was calling her little cafe Sylvie's Bit of Heaven. But there's trouble brewing for Sylvie. A mysterious stranger arrives one night offering gold in return for dinner, but only, he says, "If the charming cook will sit at the table and eat with me." What does he mean by this? And how can Sylvie keep her cafe, save her soul, and dine with the devil without eating a bite?
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The Fisherman's Wife and the Catfish King: Based on a Tale by the Brothers Grimm
One day a fisherman on the bayou felt a tug on his line. To his amazement he reeled in the ugliest catfish anyone had ever seen. It looked like a cross between a one eyed snake and three legged alligator and thrashed about like four muskrats tied up in a gunny sack. Just as the fisherman was about to chop of its head, the catfish spoke. "Please set me free," it said in a gravely voice like a judge from the bench. "They call me the Catfish King. My influence runs far and wide and deep. Let me go and I'll grant your every wish. Just tell me what you want or need." The fisherman wasn't sure he needed a thing besides a catfish dinner, but his wife had other ideas...
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Florida Educational Technology Clearinghouse
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Florida Educational Technology Clearinghouse