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A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit. A mosquito annoyed the iguana, who frightened the python, who scared the rabbit ... and now the whole jungle is in an uproar because the sun won't rise. The animals discuss the situation and decide to punish the mosquito. Even today, whenever we hear a mosquito buzz, we smack it hard!
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"Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears": A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? "A story, a story": Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them - and caught three sly creatures to get them. "Who's in Rabbit's house?": Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't...
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Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps in the jungle. Will the jungle creatures ever get the story straight? A story, a story: Once, all the stories in the world belonged to Nyanme, the Sky God. He kept them in a box beside his throne. But Ananse, the Spider Man, wanted them - and caught three sly creatures to get them. The Village of Round and Square Houses: A grandmother explains to her listeners why in their...
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En este increiblemente hermoso libro, ilustrado con gran imaginación, Mosquito le cuenta a Iguana un cuento insólito que provoca una reacción en cadena con resultados desastrosos para la selva. Iguana se molesta tanto por el cuento que se tapa los oídos. Entonces cuando Pitón le da los buenos días, Iguana no lo oye y lo ignora completamente. Pitón, sospechando que Iguana trama algo malo contra él, se esconde en una madriguera de conejos,...
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Strega Nona: Big Anthony is knee-deep in trouble - and pasta - when he uses Strega Nona's pasta pot without her permission.
Tikki Tikki Tembo: This folktale explains why Chinese people no longer choose long names for their children.
Joey runs away: Joey looks for another home when he doesn't feel like cleaning up his messy room.
Why mosquitos buzz in people's ears: A chain of mishaps is set off - from Mosquito to Iguana to Python to Rabbit to Owl...
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La gallinita roja = The little red hen: An industrious, hardworking hen teaches her friends a thing or two about helping out in this classic story. La sopa de piedras = Stone soup: Three clever soldiers devise a plan to get food and lodging from the selfish inhabitants of a French village during the time of Napoleon. Por qué los mosquitos zumban en los oidos de la gente = Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: A tall tale sets off a chain of mishaps...
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Strega Nona: When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Tikki Tikki Tembo: When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Why mosquitoes buzz in people's ears: Retells a West African tale which explains why the...
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El hombre del sombrero amarillo le regala a Jorge el Curioso una bicicleta nueva. Crisantemo cree que su nombre es perfecto - pero sus compañeros se burlan de ella. Contrario a lo que piensan sus compañeros, Grace les demostrará que puede lograr lo que se propone, incluso conseguir el papel de Peter Pan en la obra de la escuela. Un insignificante mosquito desata una serie de calamidades en la selva. Silvestre encuentra una piedrecita mágica que...
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