A weird legend without a point.
Nothing happens at the end. Nothing changes. They don't get anything from their experience except a story to tell.
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None.
Caldecott Award Honors
Japan's version of the fairy realm.
The framing device for the story basically lampshades the fact that the story has a weird ending, which is even weirder.
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Don't forget about those who you love. The kids explicitly point out the moral in the book.
Too-long Russian fable about the handsome guy getting the girl.
I guess it's saved from being a bad book to read to kids by virtue of not really being a book to read to kids.
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If you're good looking, you can get away with anything. Or, women are property.
When Will This Book Be Over?
An odd way of thinking about things, and also really long and boring, especially for such a brief story.
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Everything is yours as much as you need it to be. Or maybe, don't take more of nature than you need? But it doesn't really say that. Maybe there is no message. It's complicated, like the relationship status on Facebook.
No pigeons. I feel cheated.
So it's a really long, meandering story that doesn't go anywhere.
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None. Just descriptive.
Not as interesting as it sounds.
Takes a long time to get to its point. The point is weird. It's not a bad message; it's just a weird message.
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Only special people can keep wild animals as pets.
Bible Bible Bible.
It's just a bunch of verses from the Bible, with some kind of maudlin, Precious Moments-style illustrations.
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Be polite.