Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.

Relates the adventures of three little pigs who leave home to seek their fortunes and how they deal with the big bad wolf.

"The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants-- rather that the BFG-- she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush-bunking off to England to swollomp a few nice little chiddlers, she decides she must stop them once and for all. And the BFG is going...

While three bears go for a spin on their bicycle, a naughty little girl enters their house, eats a bowl of porridge, tries out their chairs and beds, and falls asleep.

A Sufi teaching tale of a chicken that has learned to speak as people do and spreads an alarming warning, which causes the townspeople to panic without first considering the messenger.

Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.

A poor young man gains a fortune and meets a beautiful princess when his cat outwits an evil giant.

Recounts Arthur's chief adventures including his becoming King, his marriage to Guinevere, and his benevolent but troubled reign over England.

Documents history's most enduring urban myths and supernatural encounters, covering topics ranging from the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot to spontaneous combustion and Roswell, providing accompanying photographs, pop-culture trivia and information about the latest investigations.