Margaret Read MacDonald

A collection of skits written by young people with instructions for performance. The skits are arranged under such categories as "Cumulative Actions, " "Silly Singers, " "Skits With Trick Endings, " "Skits From Jokes, " "Musical Ensembles, " and others.

Worried that Little Boy will be frightened if she fails to return home before dark, an old woman enlists the aid of some passing animals to coax her new pig across the bridge.

A greedy cat grows enormous as he eats everything in sight, including his friends and neighbors who call him fat.

A collection of folktales from cultures around the world, reflecting different aspects of war and peace.

A rooster with a magic stomach retrieves the diamond button which was stolen from him by a greedy king.

Spoiled and vain, Aree cannot decide which of her many silken dresses and lavish jewels to wear to the dance, so she wears them all.

A bragging contest between Whale and Sandpiper turns into a battle over the beach and sea, until both parties realize that the beach and the sea, as well as sea creatures and shorebirds, are interdependent.

In this folktale from Panama, a little rabbit and his Tia Monica outwit a fox, a tiger, and a lion, all of whom want to eat him for lunch.