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Long ago, all the villagers of Chelm gathered around their wise men to hear the news. "We have learned that across the desert there are bags of gold in a field awaiting us," the wise men said."Hooray!" the Chelmites shouted, and at once they began to dream of the fortune that would soon be theirs. They all agreed that all the young, strong men of Chelm must travel to fetch their treasure. They also agreed that they would take one wise man along, for the people of Chelm always relied upon the wisdom of their wise men. They departed at once, and at long last they arrived at a field, and sure enough, there lay bags and bags brimming with gold. "Astounding," Shlomo cried. "Remarkable, and ours!" Moishe agreed. The men sang joyfully as they loaded the bags upon their backs. Now the men ...

Long ago the creator of the Micmac, Gisoolg, created the great chief Glooscap with three strokes of lightning. From his home, Glooscap watched over the creatures of the Earth and taught them important lessons. One of these lessons was: "The best way to catch a weasel is to think like a weasel." Ableegumooch the Rabbit always paid close attention to Glooscap, and he remembered Glooscap's words, though for a long time he did not quite understand their meaning. One day he and his friend Keoonik the Otter were chasing each other. After running for a while, they realized they were very near the home of Uskoos the weasel. They decided to pay him a visit. But, just as they approached the doorway, Ableegumooch and Keeonik heard a noise in the house. It was a meeting of all the weasels and mice. ...

Once upon a time, the god Maui cast a fishhook into the sea and pulled up the islands we call Hawaii. Maui was small but very strong. He was also a mischief maker, with boundless energy and never-ending curiosity. His mind was always at work, inventing and discovering new things.One day he was walking near his home on the island of Hilo. As usual, he felt restless. "I need to do something brand-new," he thought. Maui was searching for adventure when he saw his mother carrying a roll of paper cloth known as kapa."That's it," Maui thought, and when his mother laid her kapa on the ground and turned her back, Maui snatched a piece of the cloth. He hurried to the riverbank. There he sat, folding the cloth this way and that. Before long he had invented the kite. "Now what?" he wondered as h ...

Once upon a time a man named Chang was walking through the emperor's forest when he came upon a stately deer standing as still as a stone; it was licking snow from the wintry ground.Chang raised his bow and shot an arrow through the deer's heart. The creature fell down dead.At once Chang regretted his haste. Fearing someone would discover he had killed a deer roaming the emperor's forest, he quickly buried it beneath ice and snow and over this he scattered pine needles. Then he hurried home.As he trudged on, shivering with cold despite his heavy coat, he began to think about how delicious that deer would have tasted. At home he had nothing but rice and broth. Chang turned around and hurried back toward the place he had buried the deer, but he could not find it."I am so tired," he said ...

Once upon a time three friends, the monkey, the fox, and the hare lived together in the forest.One day Buddha began to wonder about the animals' true nature. Was the monkey truly generous? Was the fox always kind? Was the hare as peaceful as he seemed?Buddha decided he would test the animals, and so he disguised himself as a poor priest. He dressed in rags, and hobbling upon a cane he limped into the forest where the creatures lived. Before long the priest came upon the monkey. When the monkey spotted the priest, he called out cheerfully, "Hello, sir. Lovely day, don't you think?" The priest bowed his head and said sorrowfully, "Ah, it would be a lovely day indeed if I weren't so terribly hungry." "Hungry?" the monkey said, "I can help you there. I can offer you plenty of fruit," and ...