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The Ugly Duckling (Hardcover)
by (shelved 75 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.13 — 43,403 ratings — published 1843
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.32 — 196,668 ratings — published 1989
The Lion and the Mouse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.23 — 24,525 ratings — published 2009
Little Red Riding Hood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.16 — 25,103 ratings — published 1983
Goldilocks and the Three Bears (Hardcover)
by (shelved 37 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.08 — 11,318 ratings — published 1988
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.06 — 18,683 ratings — published 1989
Stone Soup (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.25 — 46,981 ratings — published 1947
Rapunzel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.17 — 17,699 ratings — published 1812
Charlotte’s Web (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.21 — 2,083,021 ratings — published 1952
Rumpelstiltskin (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.24 — 18,255 ratings — published 1888
The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.23 — 222,793 ratings — published 1812
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale (Hardcover)
by (shelved 25 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.35 — 21,096 ratings — published 1987
Cinderella: A 3D Fairy Tale (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 21 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.55 — 42 ratings — published
The Three Little Pigs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,089 ratings — published 1984
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.05 — 12,457 ratings — published 1978
The Three Pigs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.16 — 20,793 ratings — published 2001
Aesop’s Fables (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.05 — 130,586 ratings — published -560
The Day It Snowed Tortillas / El día que nevó tortilla (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.08 — 390 ratings — published 1982
Strega Nona (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.26 — 90,667 ratings — published 1975
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.04 — 26,367 ratings — published 1975
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.14 — 18,098 ratings — published 1977
Tikki Tikki Tembo (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.20 — 65,197 ratings — published 1968
And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,674,738 ratings — published 1939
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.23 — 261,759 ratings — published 1901
Where the Wild Things Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,078,929 ratings — published 1963
The Tortoise & the Hare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,752 ratings — published 2013
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.20 — 96,288 ratings — published 1992
The Mitten (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.28 — 95,107 ratings — published 1989
The Boy Who Cried Wolf (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as traditional)
avg rating 3.93 — 841 ratings — published 2006
Noah's Ark (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,959 ratings — published 2002
Beauty and the Beast (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.34 — 5,854 ratings — published 1978
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (Hogwarts Library, #3)
by (shelved 11 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.03 — 515,716 ratings — published 2008
The Gingerbread Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,736 ratings — published 1998
The Tortoise and the Hare: An Aesop Fable (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,981 ratings — published 1984
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Board book)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.35 — 554,246 ratings — published 1969
The Giving Tree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.39 — 1,253,389 ratings — published 1964
The Little Red Hen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.24 — 28,044 ratings — published 1954
Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.13 — 1,654 ratings — published 2002
The Korean Cinderella (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 3.84 — 1,200 ratings — published 1993
Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.06 — 1,840 ratings — published 1999
Paul Bunyan (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.06 — 4,014 ratings — published 1984
Snow White (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.20 — 9,667 ratings — published
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.12 — 7,370 ratings — published 1973
The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.30 — 5,568 ratings — published 1989
The Little Engine That Could (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.20 — 117,509 ratings — published 1930
The Rainbow Fish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.21 — 165,830 ratings — published 1992
The Wolf Who Cried Boy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.08 — 965 ratings — published
Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.21 — 27,412 ratings — published 1973
Little Red Riding Hood (Keepsake Stories)
by (shelved 8 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.03 — 8,078 ratings — published
Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as traditional)
avg rating 4.04 — 219,755 ratings — published 1930
“I always encourage them to practice in a way that will help them go back to their own tradition and get re-rooted. If they succeed at at becoming reintegrated, they will be an important instrument in transforming and renewing their tradition.
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When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our spiritual heritage, we will avoid the kind of alienation that is destroying society, and we will become whole again. ... Learning to touch deeply the jewels of our own tradition will allow us to understand and appreciate the values of other traditions, and this will benefit everyone.”
― Living Buddha, Living Christ
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When we respect our blood ancestors and our spiritual ancestors, we feel rooted. If we find ways to cherish and develop our spiritual heritage, we will avoid the kind of alienation that is destroying society, and we will become whole again. ... Learning to touch deeply the jewels of our own tradition will allow us to understand and appreciate the values of other traditions, and this will benefit everyone.”
― Living Buddha, Living Christ
“Sonnet 1103
Our ancestors are not the boss of us,
Life must be dictated by living conscience.
Dead people may have the right to make suggestions,
But they do not have the right to issue mandates.
Our ancestors belong in history books,
Our descendants belong in comic books.
Only we are alive to belong here and now,
Don't waste that life, submissive to books.
Too much involvement in the past cripples your present,
The same is true with too much involvement in the future.
If you are oblivious to the human condition of now and here,
Ignorance and intellect will equally end up causing disaster.
Use past and future as markers of direction,
But never as authority on living tradition.”
― Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
Our ancestors are not the boss of us,
Life must be dictated by living conscience.
Dead people may have the right to make suggestions,
But they do not have the right to issue mandates.
Our ancestors belong in history books,
Our descendants belong in comic books.
Only we are alive to belong here and now,
Don't waste that life, submissive to books.
Too much involvement in the past cripples your present,
The same is true with too much involvement in the future.
If you are oblivious to the human condition of now and here,
Ignorance and intellect will equally end up causing disaster.
Use past and future as markers of direction,
But never as authority on living tradition.”
― Vande Vasudhaivam: 100 Sonnets for Our Planetary Pueblo
