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Stories to Solve

by George Shannon · 1985

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How can a thirsty crow drink from an almost-empty pitcher? How does arresting a stone help a judge find a boy's stolen money? This artfully illustrated book presents fourteen intriguing mysteries from world folklore. Each brain-teasing tale is followed by a simple explanation of the solution, while notes at the back of the book describe the origins of these classic mysteries.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismythologymythologyMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of thisteachersteachersMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1980s1980sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 56 pages
Form
short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of this

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