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How will a thirsty crow get water from the bottom of a pitcher? This is a classic fable by Aesop.

Thank you, Isatou Ceesay! Meet a climate activist whose clever way to deal with the plastic bags that were polluting her village ended up creating jobs for hundreds of women, and saving her village from pollution.

Captain Cross is short-tempered, pessimistic, sarcastic, and mean. And being stuck on a deserted island, with a ship that needs repairs, has not improved his mood. But at the end of the day, he's a good captain and he cares about his crew, even if it does take him a while to remember that sometimes.

When the young king Buby looses his first tooth, Pérez the tooth mouse comes to pay him a visit.

This was one of Spanish author Luis Coloma's most popular short stories, and the character Pérez the Mouse has taken on a role in Spanish speaking countries similar to that of the Tooth Fairy in English speaking countries.

The little red hen asks her barnyard companions for help as she works to plant and harvest wheat, make flour, and bake a cake. But no one else does any of the work -- and so no one else gets any of the reward. This classic story has been told and retold countless times.

A kind but lonely elephant seeks friendship among the other animals of the forest, yet one by one, they reject him. One day, a lion enters the forest, and all the other animals flee in terror. The elephant alone can protect the smaller animals, but why bother when they were all so cruel to him?

This is an English translation and adaptation a traditional Afghan folk tale. 

Gigi loves to sing, and is good at it! But she is held back by terrible stage fright. In spite of this, she signs up for the school talent show, hoping to overcome her fear and find her voice.

In this traditional Afghan folk tale, all the animals wait in line to buy delicious honey from the bees. Everything is harmonious until a bullying bear begins to cut in line and take honey without paying.

Ana is excited to receive her 100th doll as a gift from her father. But as her family prepares to help with a toy giveaway in honor of El Día del Niño (or Children's Day) in their city in México, Ana makes a new friend and reconsiders how important her toy collection is to her.

In a forest in Haiti, Waslene meets a much-needed friend while gathering firewood for her greedy stepmother.  Though based on traditional Haitian folklore, this story is similar in some ways to the story of Cinderella.