- BUG DOCTORS
--
two bug doctors are
observing and taking notes on insects when they take note of each
other, much to the bugs' disgust. A pattern story based on the rhyme
scheme in LITTLE MISS MUFFET
- CANDLE IN THE FOREST, A
-- a child and a forest sprite have a disagreement over whether the child has found or stolen the sprite's candle
- GARLIC WIND, THE
-- when
his mother dies Young Tom is the one who has to care for his
father and protect him from the wind that is raw and bitter and gnaws
him to the bone
- JACK THE JUMPER
-- a tall tale
inspired by the nursery rhyme JACK BE NIMBLE
- LUCK
-- a
Christmas story with reference to the carol, DECK THE HALLS
- MY SHADOW'S SHAPE
-- a collection of
short verses each inspired by the sound of a letter
or a blend of letters.
- OOWUNGALAYMA
-- an adaptation and
retelling of the of the folktale, a variation of
which appears in the picture book, THE NAME OF THE TREE
- POOR DOGGIE
-- one of several
stories about Poor Doggie inspired by the rhyme about Mother Hubbard.
In this one, when she finds that the cupboard is bare, Mother Hubbard
goes shopping.
- POP CORN AND MA
GOODNESS
-- a retelling of the
story in the picture book by Edna
Mitchell Preston with extra verses by Richard Thompson
- STONES AND FEATHERS
- a story about a
master juggler
- UP IN ZOE'S ATTIC
-- Zoe and a friend
find a woman sleeping in Zoe's attic, and decide
that she must be a princess who is under a spell.
- YES
-- a rhymed
story about all the things you can do if you look at the "problem" in
the right way.
THE STORY VINE