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This Read-It-Yourself With Ladybird box set collects six timeless tales for kids of all ages.Summary of the BookThis set includes:The Elves and the Shoe MakerWhen a shoe maker helps kind elves that live in his store, they decide to pay him back in a heartwarming fashion in this story of friendship and thanksgiving.RapunzelIn this story, a young man steals some rampion from a witch’s farm to feed his pregnant wife. The witch discovers the theft and makes a deal with him to supply as much rampion as he needs. In exchange, he must hand over the child once it is born.Hansel and GretelTwo young children lose their way through the woods and discover a house made out of candy. However, the owner of the house is a wicked witch.Puss in BootsA dashing young cat decides to helps his master win the love of his life, but in order to do so, he needs the garb of a gentleman, beginning with a part of boots.ThumbelinaA beggar woman repays a kindly peasant wife for a meal by giving her a barleycorn. Within the barleycorn, the wife discovers something astonishing: a beautiful girl as tiny as her thumb.Jack and the BeanstalkA young boy sells his cow for a bag of magic beans. He throws the beans away thinking he has been cheated, only to discover that a giant beanstalk has sprouted out of the ground overnight. He climbs the beanstalk to discover a castle in the air, owned by a giant. Within the castle he finds a treasure unlike any other: a goose that lays golden eggs.About Ladybird BooksLadybird Books is an English publishing company owned by Penguin Books. The company strives to bring out carefully designed books for young children who are learning to read.