From a rajah with big ears to an orphan with enormous feet, all sorts of hilarious characters populate the pages of this humorous collection. Michael Rosen has selected zany stories from all around the world by the finest classic and contemporary writers. Prepare to laugh until your sides ache! This title includes: Nothing to Be Afraid of by Jan Mark; The Guest Who Ran Away by Tunisian Folktale; Stupid Marco by Jay Williams; The Squire's Bride by Norwegian Folktale; The Baron Rides Out by Adrian Mitchell; The Maulvi and the Donkey by Pakistani Folktale; Elephant Milk, Hippopotamus Cheese by Margaret Mahy; The Tortoises' Picnic by English Folktale; The First Schlemiel by Isaac Bashevis Singer; Sing-song Time by Joyce Grenfell; The Stowaways by Roger McGough; The Pudding Like a Night on the Sea by Ann Cameron; A Fish of the World by Terry Jones; The Rajah's Ears by Indian Folktale retold by Michael Rosen; A Good Sixpenn'orth by Bill Naughton; Harold and Bella, Jammy and Me by Robert Leeson; The Jester and the King by Polish Story retold by Michael Rosen; Times Aren't what They Were by Karel Capek; and, The Enchanted Polly by Catherine Storr. It also includes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary by Irish Folktale; The Great Sea Serpent by Hans Christian Andersen; The Lizard Letdown by Christine McDonnell; Handsel and Gristle by Michael Rosen; Burglars! by Norman Hunter; No Mules by William Papas; The Musicians of Bremen by Janosch; The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Ghosts by David Henry Wilson; The Storyteller by Saki (H. H. Munro); The Holiday by George Layton; The Enchanted Toad by Judy Corbalis; The Little Hatchet Story by Anon (USA); The Private Life of Mr Bidwell by James Thurber; Crick, Crock and Crookhandle by Italo Calvino; Brer Rabbit Tricks Brer Bear by Julius Lester; Brer Wolf, Brer Fox, and the Little Rabbits by Julius Lester; The Loaded Dog by Henry Lawson; Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs by Roald Dahl; The World in a Wall by Gerald Durrell; and, The Hole by Eric Partridge.