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 | A retelling of a Japanese folk tale about a giggling little woman who becomes a cook for the oni, the wicked gods of the underworld. At first the little woman doesn't mind cooking for the oni, but after some time she longs to return to her home. She... |
 | When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names. |
 | Many years ago, Chinese parents gave their firstborn sons long and honorable first names--this folktale explains why that practice was stopped. In a small mountain town, there lived a mother who had two young sons, her younger son was named "Chang"... |
 | Forget the corncob pipe and the button nose--this snowman's got icicle teeth and a yen for slaughter! When his prison transport truck collides with a cargo of "genetic material," condemned serial killer Jack Frost is transformed into a murderous... |
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 | Many years ago, Chinese parents gave their firstborn sons long and honorable first names--this folktale explains why that practice was stopped. In a small mountain town, there lived a mother who had two young sons, her younger son was named "Chang"... |
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 | Norman Pelham, a wounded soldier making his way home to Vermont after the Civil War, wants only to settle down and be a farmer. En route, he encounters a runaway slave named Leah, who joins him on the journey. Eventually, they marry, encounter... |
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