Eric Blair

The mice learn that "some things are easier said than done" when they try to get rid of their great enemy the cat.

Relates some of the legends of Paul Bunyan, a lumberjack said to be taller than the trees, who had a pet ox named Babe that he once hitched to a road that took too long to travel and had her pull it straight.

When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.

After meeting a well-fed dog, a half-starved wolf is ready to exchange his life in the wild for the daily comforts of food and shelter until he learns that a full belly is not worth the price of freedom.

A retelling of the fable in which a young boy's false cries for help cause him problems when he is really in need of assistance.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

An easy-to-read retelling of a classic tale in which a strange man spins straw into gold, asks a huge reward, and offers a seemingly impossible way out of the deal.

Provides the story of Annie Oakley, and explains how she became a sharp shooter and some of the adventures she went on.

An easy-to-read retelling of the tale of a clever cat who wins a fortune and the hand of a princess for his master.

Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.