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Title
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The King with Dirty Feet and Other Stories from Around the World
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Description
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First printing
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Compiled by Mary Medlicott
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Creator
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Medlicott, Mary
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Contributor
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Williams, Sue
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Date
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2016-01-25T15:38:59Z
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2013-08
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1998
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Date Available
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2016-01-25T15:38:59Z
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Date Issued
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1998
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Abstract
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Of the six stories here, I think the first two qualify as fables. The King with Dirty Feet is really an etiological story (11). A king who never takes baths finally bathes in the river but then finds that he cannot keep his feet clean. The solution tends to be laying down leather over the whole surface of the earth until a clever man shows him how to cut sandals out of the leather. Clever Rabbit and King Lion by Amoafi Kwapong is listed as a story from Ghana (11). It is the old Panchatantra story about leading an angry lion to water, but this version does not involve regulated sacrifice. Clever Rabbit first asks for a week to fatten herself up for the devouring King Lion. Clever Rabbit speaks of a bigger lion competing with King Lion. On the way to confronting him, Clever Rabbit sings, dances, and skips. The water here is a lake. This oversized paperback has colorful illustrations. The best in these two sections may show the land covered with leather (8).
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Identifier
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9780753451656
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10319 (Access ID)
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Language
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eng
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Publisher
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Kingfisher
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New York
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Subject
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PZ8.1.K612 1998
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Collection
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Title Page Scanned
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Type
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Book, Whole