The Herd Boy and the Weaving Maiden
A poor Herd Boy follows a talking cow into Heaven, where the Weaving Maiden makes cloth from clouds. Their meeting begins a love story that reaches across the stars...
Stories to read, and read again.
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- Beautiful illustrations. Works by the great illustrators of these tales.
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Blackskin
The villagers think Blackskin is weak and lazy. They mock him and give him very little food. But they do not know that he trains in the sea at night, or that a mysterious visitor is helping him become...