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Peace tales : world folktales to talk about, [compiled] by Margaret Read MacDonald
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- Summary
- A collection of folktales from cultures around the world, reflecting different aspects of war and peace
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 116 pages
- Note
- Originally published by Linnet Books in 1992
- Contents
-
- Choices : prologue
- The gates of paradise : a Zen tale
- 1. War
- Pathways to war
- Two goats on the bridge (stubbornness) : a tale from Russia
- The neighbor's shifty son (suspicion) : a tale from China
- A Dervish hosts the Mullah (fear) : a Sufi tale
- Reaching for the moon (following an unwise leader) : a tale from Tibet
- Strength (acting in anger) : a Limba tale from West Africa
- Not our problem (escalaltion) : a tale from Burma and Thailand
- A man with no brain (the glory of war) : a tale from Algeria
- The weapon (a weapon beyond control) : a Kathlamet tale from the Pacific Northwest
- The folly of fighting : three fables
- The Ass's shadow : an Aesop fable
- The Snipe and the mussel : a tale from China
- Fighting leads to losses : a tale from India
- One war
- How the short-ears conquered the long-ears : an historical legend from Polynesia
- An end to war
- The war between the sandpipers and the whales (total devastation) : a tale from the Marshall Islands
- The black hound (a fear greater than war) : a tale from India
- 2. Peace
- Pathways to peace
- Two goats on the bridge (cooperation) : a tale from Eastern Europe
- How friendship began among birds (understanding) : a tale from Burma
- The lion's whisker (patience) : a Somali tale from Ethiopia-- Temper (control of temper) : a Zen tale
- The advice of Hatim al-Asamm (identifying with your opponent) : a Sufi anecdote
- Music to soothe the savage breast (understanding through the arts) : an historical legend from Japan
- Slops (consideration) : a tale from Wales
- Nansen cuts the cat in two (intervention) : a Zen tale
- A lesson for kings (repaying evil with kindness) : a Jataka tale from India
- Heaven and hell (helping one another) : a tale from China
- A blind man catches a bird (righting a wrong) : a Ndebele tale from Zimbabwe
- Old Joe and the carpenter (building bridges): a tale from the United States
- Two foxes (agreeing to get along) : a tale from Appalachia
- Lifting the sky : a Skagit tale from the Pacific Northwest
- Peacemaking techniques
- 1. Halving the cookie : American folk advice
- 2. The argument sticks : an Iroquois tale
- 3. Looking your enemy in the eye : an American family custom
- Peacemakers
- Buddha prevents a war : a tale from India
- The battle (turning conflict into debate) : a Coyote story by a Native American writer
- The Rose Prince (choosing peace) : a tale from Romania
- The never-ending work
- A legend of Avalokitesvara :a tale from India
- Choices : epilogue
- Holding up the sky : a tale from China
- Isbn
- 9780874837834
- Label
- Peace tales : world folktales to talk about
- Title
- Peace tales
- Title remainder
- world folktales to talk about
- Statement of responsibility
- [compiled] by Margaret Read MacDonald
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A collection of folktales from cultures around the world, reflecting different aspects of war and peace
- Cataloging source
- BKX
- Dewey number
- 398.2
- Index
- index present
- Intended audience
- 690L
- Intended audience source
- Lexile
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- MacDonald, Margaret Read
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Tales
- War
- Peace
- Folklore
- War
- Peace
- Peace
- Tales
- War
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Peace tales : world folktales to talk about, [compiled] by Margaret Read MacDonald
- Note
- Originally published by Linnet Books in 1992
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-112) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Choices : prologue -- The gates of paradise : a Zen tale -- 1. War -- Pathways to war -- Two goats on the bridge (stubbornness) : a tale from Russia -- The neighbor's shifty son (suspicion) : a tale from China -- A Dervish hosts the Mullah (fear) : a Sufi tale -- Reaching for the moon (following an unwise leader) : a tale from Tibet -- Strength (acting in anger) : a Limba tale from West Africa -- Not our problem (escalaltion) : a tale from Burma and Thailand -- A man with no brain (the glory of war) : a tale from Algeria -- The weapon (a weapon beyond control) : a Kathlamet tale from the Pacific Northwest -- The folly of fighting : three fables -- The Ass's shadow : an Aesop fable -- The Snipe and the mussel : a tale from China -- Fighting leads to losses : a tale from India -- One war -- How the short-ears conquered the long-ears : an historical legend from Polynesia -- An end to war -- The war between the sandpipers and the whales (total devastation) : a tale from the Marshall Islands -- The black hound (a fear greater than war) : a tale from India -- 2. Peace -- Pathways to peace -- Two goats on the bridge (cooperation) : a tale from Eastern Europe -- How friendship began among birds (understanding) : a tale from Burma -- The lion's whisker (patience) : a Somali tale from Ethiopia-- Temper (control of temper) : a Zen tale -- The advice of Hatim al-Asamm (identifying with your opponent) : a Sufi anecdote -- Music to soothe the savage breast (understanding through the arts) : an historical legend from Japan -- Slops (consideration) : a tale from Wales -- Nansen cuts the cat in two (intervention) : a Zen tale -- A lesson for kings (repaying evil with kindness) : a Jataka tale from India -- Heaven and hell (helping one another) : a tale from China -- A blind man catches a bird (righting a wrong) : a Ndebele tale from Zimbabwe -- Old Joe and the carpenter (building bridges): a tale from the United States -- Two foxes (agreeing to get along) : a tale from Appalachia -- Lifting the sky : a Skagit tale from the Pacific Northwest -- Peacemaking techniques -- 1. Halving the cookie : American folk advice -- 2. The argument sticks : an Iroquois tale -- 3. Looking your enemy in the eye : an American family custom -- Peacemakers -- Buddha prevents a war : a tale from India -- The battle (turning conflict into debate) : a Coyote story by a Native American writer -- The Rose Prince (choosing peace) : a tale from Romania -- The never-ending work -- A legend of Avalokitesvara :a tale from India -- Choices : epilogue -- Holding up the sky : a tale from China
- Control code
- 1905032
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 116 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874837834
- Lccn
- 92008994
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780874837834
- (OCoLC)61452150
- Label
- Peace tales : world folktales to talk about, [compiled] by Margaret Read MacDonald
- Note
- Originally published by Linnet Books in 1992
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-112) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Choices : prologue -- The gates of paradise : a Zen tale -- 1. War -- Pathways to war -- Two goats on the bridge (stubbornness) : a tale from Russia -- The neighbor's shifty son (suspicion) : a tale from China -- A Dervish hosts the Mullah (fear) : a Sufi tale -- Reaching for the moon (following an unwise leader) : a tale from Tibet -- Strength (acting in anger) : a Limba tale from West Africa -- Not our problem (escalaltion) : a tale from Burma and Thailand -- A man with no brain (the glory of war) : a tale from Algeria -- The weapon (a weapon beyond control) : a Kathlamet tale from the Pacific Northwest -- The folly of fighting : three fables -- The Ass's shadow : an Aesop fable -- The Snipe and the mussel : a tale from China -- Fighting leads to losses : a tale from India -- One war -- How the short-ears conquered the long-ears : an historical legend from Polynesia -- An end to war -- The war between the sandpipers and the whales (total devastation) : a tale from the Marshall Islands -- The black hound (a fear greater than war) : a tale from India -- 2. Peace -- Pathways to peace -- Two goats on the bridge (cooperation) : a tale from Eastern Europe -- How friendship began among birds (understanding) : a tale from Burma -- The lion's whisker (patience) : a Somali tale from Ethiopia-- Temper (control of temper) : a Zen tale -- The advice of Hatim al-Asamm (identifying with your opponent) : a Sufi anecdote -- Music to soothe the savage breast (understanding through the arts) : an historical legend from Japan -- Slops (consideration) : a tale from Wales -- Nansen cuts the cat in two (intervention) : a Zen tale -- A lesson for kings (repaying evil with kindness) : a Jataka tale from India -- Heaven and hell (helping one another) : a tale from China -- A blind man catches a bird (righting a wrong) : a Ndebele tale from Zimbabwe -- Old Joe and the carpenter (building bridges): a tale from the United States -- Two foxes (agreeing to get along) : a tale from Appalachia -- Lifting the sky : a Skagit tale from the Pacific Northwest -- Peacemaking techniques -- 1. Halving the cookie : American folk advice -- 2. The argument sticks : an Iroquois tale -- 3. Looking your enemy in the eye : an American family custom -- Peacemakers -- Buddha prevents a war : a tale from India -- The battle (turning conflict into debate) : a Coyote story by a Native American writer -- The Rose Prince (choosing peace) : a tale from Romania -- The never-ending work -- A legend of Avalokitesvara :a tale from India -- Choices : epilogue -- Holding up the sky : a tale from China
- Control code
- 1905032
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xi, 116 pages
- Isbn
- 9780874837834
- Lccn
- 92008994
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780874837834
- (OCoLC)61452150
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