Creighton University

The little and big crabs in this version need not be related as child and parent.  The big crab not only corrects the little crab; he also boasts about how silly the little crab's walking is.  The best image shows steam coming out of the angry little crab as the big crab continues to correct and boast.  The stated moral is "Look at yourself before criticizing others."  This edition has some problems with punctuating quotations, for example, by stopping a quotation with a period and then adding "The big crab said."  There is also the typo "then" in "better then I do."  The front-cover on both sides has symbols for Green Life publishing, Green Ocean paper, and yessoy ink.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book; it is repeated three times. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

In this story, a monkey has wanted for a long time to get to the other side of the river.  He asks a turtle, who conveys him, but the monkey jumps off too soon out of his eagerness to get there.  The stated moral is "Haste makes waste."  This edition has some problems with English grammar, as in the clause "Because of over there had full of fruits."  Again, "When the monkey was glad and jumped on the turtle's shell" is presented as an independent sentence.  Also we have the statement "There're near the bank" when the author surely meant "They're near the bank."  In this particular series, the characters seldom have English "bubbles" directly expressing their thoughts or statements.  These are narrated at the bottom of the page.  The front-cover on both sides has symbols for Green Life publishing, Green Ocean paper, and yessoy ink.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book; it is repeated three times. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This fable, new to me, contrasts the productive hen with the playful cat.  The best illustration has the cat taking a swipe at a bird in a cage.  The cat becomes jealous of the hen and lies on the hen's eggs.  The owner gets angry and picks up a stick to attack the cat.  The stated moral is "One who does not know his own limitation will cause trouble."  The editor continues to have trouble in this series, here with the typo "manwho" on the first page.  In this particular series, the characters seldom have English "bubbles" directly expressing their thoughts or statements.  These are narrated at the bottom of the page.  The front-cover on both sides has symbols for Green Life publishing, Green Ocean paper, and yessoy ink.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book; it is repeated three times. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This is a version of the story of a man who picks up a cold snake.  In other climates, the man brings it home and warms it near the fire.  Here the farmer picks up a cobra and is warned that it us dangerous, but the farmer persists.  The cobra bites and kills the farmer.  The stated moral is "Do not expect kindness from an evil person."  The editor continues to have trouble in this series.  Here we have a run-on sentence "It is very dangerous you had better let it go."  Also we have this narration about the past: "The cobra turn to snatch his arm immediately."  In this particular series, the characters seldom have English "bubbles" directly expressing their thoughts or statements.  These are narrated at the bottom of the page.  The front-cover on both sides has symbols for Green Life publishing, Green Ocean paper, and yessoy ink.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book; it is repeated three times. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This is a lively rendition of MSA.  Though plagued with English errors, it gets to a good conclusion when the ass drifts away.  The stated moral is "If you try to please everyone, the work will end in a failure."  The editor continues to have trouble in this series.  Here we have "a group of childrens.  They heard them said…"  Again we have the problem of a finished quotation with a period followed by "said the gardener."  This editor does not know English idiom: "How can you let your son walking."  And here is a run-on: "They came upon the merchant he said…."  In this particular series, the characters seldom have English "bubbles" directly expressing their thoughts or statements.  These are narrated at the bottom of the page.  The front-cover on both sides has symbols for Green Life publishing, Green Ocean paper, and yessoy ink.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book; it is repeated three times. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".

This version of the Panchatantra story has a prince appearing as the crows worry about protecting their young from the snake.  Mr. and particularly Mrs. Crow get an idea to pick up the prince's gold bracelets and drop them inside the snake's hole.  The prince's men find the snake and kill him.  Mrs. Crow knows that from now on they will have "a perfect family."  The stated moral is "No matter how big the problem is, it can be solved with wise thinking."  In this particular series, the characters seldom have English "bubbles" directly expressing their thoughts or statements.  These are narrated at the bottom of the page.  The front-cover on both sides has symbols for Green Life publishing, Green Ocean paper, and yessoy ink.  The publisher's symbol seems to be two purple heads reading an open red book; it is repeated three times. There is a page of vocabulary on the inside back cover, with a picture of all six books in the series on the back cover.  The pamphlet is twelve pages long, about 7½" x 6¾".