A man fell from a very tall building. Why didn’t he die? Why did a dead woman have a frozen chicken under her hat? What fell out of an old man’s ear, and why did everybody laugh? And how did a cow fly? Find the answers in these strange stories.
A cumulative tale in which a farmer, his wife and daughter, his cow, cat and dog couldn't pull the enormous pumpkin off its vine until they get help from a tiny mouse. Color illustrations throughout.
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The stories in this book are exciting and sometimes very strange. Some are sad and some are happy. We meet many interesting people – a young man in love, a lonely customer in a shop, a shy soldier. Strange things happen to all these people. But life is strange sometimes.
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