A sparrow receives kindness from strangers and repays each act of kindness with a trick to get more, but at last, in a surprising twist, the sparrow is back with his original problem.

"Introduces a colorful cast of characters whose fates are connected in different ways, exploring the importance of kindness and the dangers of greed"--

There was once a little fisherman. Every morning he would take his boat out into the wide sea ... And wait, and wait. When the little fisherman gets an unexpected (and very large) visitor one day, they instantly become friends. They have a lot of fun exploring each other's homes, but where have all the fishes gone?

"Laura no se conformaba con nada, todos los juguetes que tenía terminaban aburriéndola y siempre quería algo más. Una comba, un globo, un patinete, dos elefantes del zoo... Un día Laura descubrió algo que aún no tenía, ¡la luna! Así que estiró su mano, y cuando la tenía agarrada, la luna se la llevó lejos, muy lejos. Laura echaba de menos a sus padres, y también sus juguetes. Sin embargo, pronto descubrió que podía divertirse con infinidad...

Gruntly is a real hog, and the other animals are tired of his greediness, but when he gets mixed up on a treasure hunt and is the last to reach the prize, Gruntly begins to realize the value of kindness and sharing.

Goat is tired of eating grass. First she tries the dog's breakfast washed down with some of the cat's milk. As Goat becomes more adventurous in her eating, the family notices that things have gone missing-- including Goat herself, who begins to feel colorfully unwell.

"Villagers like to come to rest and cool down in the shade of a huge, old tree. But when a young traveler decides to join them one day, a rich man on whose land the tree stands demands they leave because he owns the tree and therefore its shade. Thinking fast, the traveler strikes a deal: one that will enable him to outsmart the rich man--and ensure that the villagers will always have access to the shade tree's shade, wherever it may fall. With simple,...

Snowboy is busy saving the Polar Bear King when Greenbackboy approaches him with an idea for a game called KA-CHING -- a game that will make them rich. It's easy: all they need to do is cut down all of the trees in the forest and catch all of the fish in the ocean and trade it in for piles and piles of shiny KA-CHING. But if all the trees are gone, they won't be able to breathe. And what is a sea without fish?

Goat is greedy. She's had enough of eating grass. But when she decides to try something different she gets more than she bargained for, in this hilarious, cautionary farmyard tale. "La cabra ya está harta de comer solo hierba y decide probar cosas nuevas. Pero es una glotona y se zampa todo lo que encuentra sin pensar en las consecuencias"--Page 4 of cover.

A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.