El árbol de Papá Oso

Cuando los cangrejos salen del río, se toman de las manos y empiezan a bailar, siempre y cuando antes no se hayan contado un secreto. ¿Cuál será el secreto que hace que Roberto no baile?

When children approach Agatha wanting to know the source of the beautiful fabrics in her weaving shop, she always recites a simple verse. Everything comes from something, Nothing comes from nothing. Just like paper comes from trees, And glass comes from sand, An answer comes from a question. All you have to do is ask. Perhaps Agatha forgets her own advice, for one night her pleasant sleep is disrupted by six cranky, cold, naked geese. They want to discuss the source of the feathers keeping her so warm in her brand new feather bed. In a delightful O. Henry-inspired ending, Agatha arrives at a...

"Tom debe liberar a la Maestra de las Fieras de una maldición. Pero cuando llega al pueblo de la montaña devastado por los desprendimientos de rocas, descubre que la causante de tal destrucción es una Fiera tan poderosa como la propia montaña ..."--

Part bestiary, part theology manual, part science fiction, part catalog of wonders--this collection of one hundred micronarratives chronicles various entities and events spanning from the city to outer space.