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Gr 1-3 Inspired by an Indian tale told to Rumford by an Afghani letter writer, this story recounts a quarrel between a tiger and turtle. They usually ignore one another, but when a flower falls between them, each one claims it. The fight that ensues sends the flower out of reach, and both animals seek revenge for their lost treasure. Tiger swats turtle dangerously high, but he lands safely in a pond. When tiger seeks solace in the same pond, turtle bites him and remains clamped to his back. T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

"Once upon a never time, there lived in the same forest a tiger and a turtle." Told in a voice that keeps the telling intimate ("The tiniest of flowers floated down out of the sky, borne aloft, we think, by a spring breeze"), Rumford's original tale describes how an argument over a flower results in an unlikely friendship. Tiger and T...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Told in a voice that keeps the telling intimate, Rumford's original story describes how an argument over a flower results in an unlike...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Award-winning author James Rumford has imagined a story from a letter-writer in Afghanistan. The traditional tone of the fable distinguishes it from many other contemporary children’s books. Striking artwork with a brilliant color palett...Log In or Sign Up to Read More