The Wise Swan (India) and King of the Jungle (Brunei)
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1995
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This 24-page two-staple pamphlet is tenth in the collection of 20 listed on the back cover. 7½" x 6¾". In the first story, swans allow a plant to climb the tree in which they nest. Soon a man, noticing swan feathers at its base, uses the vine from the plant to climb the tree and sets a net that captures all the swans. Their wise leader recommends that, when the hunter comes the next day, they should all play dead. He throws them one by one to the ground. When the last one is thrown, they all fly off together. The second story is a variation of one told earlier. In this version, a mousedeer tells the lion king that his brother has asked all the animals not to pay respect to the lion king anymore. The angry lion king asks to be taken to his "brother." He is brought in this version, not to water, but to a hole. The lion roars and jumps in. All the animals thank the mousedeer and live happily ever after. Partial-page and full-page illustrations alternate.
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Arowana Publications
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