Three-Minute Tales

Margaret Read MacDonald gathers riddles, scary stories, folk songs and more in Three Minute Tales: Stories from Around the World to Tell or Read When Time Is Short. A tale from China, ""A Lover of Dragons,"" features a man who professes affection for the creatures (until he meets one) and the Mexican-American story ""The Bilingual Cat"" stars a feline that catches his dinner by picking up a second language (""Bow wow!""). (Sept.) .