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Three Sacks of Truth: A Story from France

by Eric A. Kimmel · 1993

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Petit Jean outwits a dishonest king and wins the hand of a princess.

Genre
fairy talefairy taleMore like thisLess of thisfolklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisFranceFranceMore like thisLess of this
Subject
geographygeographyMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrenspicture books

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