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

2) The boy who cried wolf: a retelling of Aesop's fable

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English

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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.

3) The Bremen town musicians: a retelling of the Grimms' fairy tale

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My First Classic Story
Read-it! readers

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English

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While on their way to Bremen, four aging animals who are no longer of any use to their masters find a new home after outwitting a gang of robbers.

4) The country mouse and the city mouse: a retelling of Aesop's fable

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English

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When the town mouse and the city mouse visit each other, they discover they prefer very different ways of life.

5) The crow and the pitcher: a retelling of Aesop's fable

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Read-It! Readers Fables
Read-it! readers. Yellow level

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English

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When a thirsty crow cannot drink from a pitcher because the water level is too low, she uses her ingenuity to solve the problem.

6) The dog and the wolf: a retelling of Aesop's fable

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Read-It! Readers Fables
Read-it! readers. Yellow level

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English

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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.

7) The frog prince: a retelling of the Grimms' fairy tale

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English

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An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a beautiful princess who makes a promise to a frog which she does not intend to keep.

8) Hansel and Gretel: a retelling of the Grimms' fairy tale

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English

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

9) Rumpelstiltskin: a retelling of the Grimms' fairy tale

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Read-it! readers. Green level

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English

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Book, eAudiobook

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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.

10) The gingerbread man

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Read-it! readers. Folk tales

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English

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A freshly baked gingerbread man escapes when he is taken out of the oven and eludes a number of pursuers until he meets a clever fox.

11) Johnny Appleseed

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Read-it! readers. Tall tales

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English

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Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a peaceful man who roamed the West for fifty years planting and tending to the trees that bore his favorite fruit, the apple.

12) Paul Bunyan: a retelling of the classic tall tale

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Read-it! readers. Tall tales

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English

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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.

13) Pecos Bill

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English

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Relates some of the legends of Pecos Bill, a cowboy who was raised by wild animals, once roped a whole herd of cattle at once, and invented Texas chili.

14) El príncipe encantado: versión del cuento de los Hermanos Grimm

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Read-it! readers. Green level

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Español

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An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a beautiful princess who makes a promise to a frog which she does not intend to keep.

15) Puss in Boots

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My 1st classic story
Read-it! readers

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English

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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.

16) Tom Thumb

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English

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A boy the size of his father's thumb has a series of adventures, including stopping a pair of thieves, being swallowed by a cow, and tricking a wolf into bringing him back home.

17) Johnny Appleseed

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Read-it! readers. Nivel verde
Read-it! Readers en Español Cuentos exagerados

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Español

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Relates episodes from the life of Johnny Appleseed, a peaceful man who roamed the West for fifty years planting and tending to the trees that bore his favorite fruit, the apple.

18) La leyenda de Daniel Boone

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Read-it! Readers en Español Cuentos exagerados
Read-it! readers.Nivel verde

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Español

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Book, eBook

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Describes the adventures and experiences of Daniel Boone, a talented hunter and woodsman who helped explore the American West.

19) El lobo y los siete cabritos

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Read-it! readers. Nivel verde

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Español

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Mother Goat rescues six of her kids after they are swallowed by a wicked wolf.

20) El niñito de jengibre

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Read-it! readers. Yellow level

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Español

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