Verna Aardema

A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.

An African folktale in which the son of the chief must make his way in the world with only a sackful of kola nuts and the help of some creatures that he has treated with kindness.

Long ago, when the world was new, the ostrich's neck was so short that he couldn't reach the succulent berries in the trees, and he had to sit on the ground to eat bugs. All that changed on the fateful day when the crocodile awoke with a terrible toothache that no one dared to help her with-no one, that is, but a naive and compassionate young ostrich. Compromising his own safety to help a needy stranger, he was rewarded with a most amazing surprise....

Adapted from a Masai folktale about a rabbit who can't get into her house because the Long One, who "eats trees and tramples on elephants, " is hiding inside, this animated production is presented as a play performed by Masai actors wearing animal masks.

A little lamb uses her clever wiles to keep a coyote from eating her up.

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...