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The cool ride in the sky

by Diane Wolkstein · 1973

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The monkey gets even with the buzzard for deceiving and devouring two of his friends.

Genre
folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisanimalsanimalsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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