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Here is a book of eight pages that counts its way through the caterpillar's meals until, on the last page, one finds "beautiful butterfly." I am not sure that this is the text of Carle's original fable, which, I gather, has become justly famous. It has stimulated a variety of copies and versions. Here is one of the more surprising versions! The first page even rustles and crinkles!

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The tortoise and the hare color tv toy played by twisting the dowels on the side.

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"Building fun!" Twelve pieces work together in the usual K'nex system to create a central character in the story. The plastic case (unopened) contains a booklet. Others in the series, still available, include Chicken Little and The Ugly Duckling.

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"Building fun!" Twelve pieces work together in the usual K'nex system to create a central character in the story. The plastic case (unopened) contains a booklet. Others in the series, still available, include Chicken Little and The Ugly Duckling.

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A tonka brand toy about the tortoise from the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Carlson Fable Collection is a gathering of primary fable materials at Reinert Alumni Memorial Library at Creighton University. It grew out of the personal collection of fable materials gathered by Rev. Gregory Carlson, S.J. and was given to the Creighton Libraries in 1996. There are more than 10,000 books and approximately 8,000 artifacts in the collection.From plates to stamps, from cards to whiskey decanters, from toys to posters, you'll find just about anything you can...