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The fate of Fausto : a painted fable
A selfish man sets out to prove that he is the boss of everything he surveys.
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The shade tree
\"Villagers like to come to rest and cool down in the shade of a huge, old tree. But when a young traveler decides to join them one day, a rich man on whose land the tree stands demands they leave because he owns the tree and therefore its shade. Thinking fast, the traveler strikes a deal: one that will enable him to outsmart the rich man--and ensure that the villagers will always have access to the shade tree's shade, wherever it may fall. With simple, elegant illustrations, The Shade Tree is a striking story about one person's quest to combat greed for the greater good.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Betty Bunny wants everything
Betty Bunny's mother takes her and her siblings to a toy store where each is allowed to pick out one item, but Betty refuses to choose just one and throws a tantrum when she learns the alternative is to get nothing.
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The rocking-horse winner
A young boy growing up in a household where there is no love, no luck, and always a shortage of money, develops an uncanny ability to pick horse-race winners whenever he obsessively rides his wooden rocking-horse. Includes an analysis of the story and a biography of the author.
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Snowboy and the last tree standing
Snowboy is busy saving the Polar Bear King when Greenbackboy approaches him with an idea for a game called KA-CHING -- a game that will make them rich. It's easy: all they need to do is cut down all of the trees in the forest and catch all of the fish in the ocean and trade it in for piles and piles of shiny KA-CHING. But if all the trees are gone, they won't be able to breathe. And what is a sea without fish?
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Mr. Stingy
Mr. Stingy is the wealthy town tightwad--who's always exceedingly rude to everyone--until a wizard cures him of his selfish ways with a unique solution.
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The goose's gold
When Ruth Rose and her friends Dink and Josh, vacationing in Florida, discover that her grandmother is about to invest in a project to recover sunken treasure, they stumble upon evidence that the entire plan may be a fraud.
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