Tortoise Tales

Tortoise Tales

infobox Book |
name = Tortoise Tales
title_orig =
translator =
author = Ruth Manning-Sanders
cover_artist = Donald Chaffin
illustrator = Donald Chaffin
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Fairy Tales
publisher = Thomas Nelson
release_date = 1974
media_type = Print (hardcover)
pages = 95 pp

"Tortoise Tales" is a 1974 anthology of 13 animal-centered fairy tales from around the world that have been collected and retold by Ruth Manning-Sanders. These tales are written for a younger level of reader than Manning-Sanders' more familiar "A Book of..." series of fairy tales.

According to the dust jacket: "Animals are a basic part of the traditional stories of most countries. ... The author has selected short, simple stories, each so lively that it makes an immediate impact on the listener or reader. This collection has the right combination of humor, pathos, and suspense to captivate preschoolers as well as older children."

The tale "Gar-room!" features the trickster spider Anansi.

Contents

*1. Tortoise and the Children (South American Indian)
*2. Tortoise and Elephant (East African)
*3. Tortoise and Ogre (South American Indian)
*4. Rabbit and Our Old Woman (Finnish)
*5. Rabbit and the Wolves (North American Indian)
*6. Gar-room! (Jamaican)
*7. Little Sister Fox (Russian)
*8. Hare Running (West Canadian Indian)
*9. Hyena and Hare (Creole)
*10. Little Cat and Little Hen (Russian)
*11. Hare's Ears (Ethiopian)
*12. Grasshopper and Fox (North American Indian)
*13. Nanny Goat with Nuts (Russian)


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