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Susan Poulter

Susan is a cataloging librarian and recovering children’s librarian. She learned to read on her grandmother’s steps before she started school, and hasn’t stopped. She has a lifelong love of yarns, both the kind she knits with and the kind she is able to share through Family Folk Tales.

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Faced with a drought, two ducks decide to leave their shrinking lake in hopes of finding a more hospitable home. But when they go to bid farewell to their friend, and old turtle, he begs them to take him with them. Will the ducks come up with a plan that will bring all three to a new and more comfortable home?

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A soldier agrees to help a witch recover a family heirloom of sorts – a tinder-box that had belonged to her grandmother. It’s in an underground chamber, accessed through a hollow tree, and guarded by three mystical dogs. In return, the soldier can take all the money he can carry from the chamber. But what is so special about the tinder-box, and who will get the best of this bargain?

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A ruler, growing old and tired of battle, wants to align his kingdom with a neighboring one – but there is a problem. The neighboring ruler will require ten years of service from the aging ruler’s son, and he has three daughters. What solution will they find?

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Three brothers each set out to find the rarest of items, knowing that the winner of the challenge will marry a princess, their father’s ward. When his brother wins her hand, Prince Ahmed sets out on an adventure of his own!

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Three brothers take turns trying to kill a witch who takes the shape of a hawk; the first two fail because they fall asleep, but the youngest has a way to stay awake, no matter what. Can you guess what adventures await him?