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Struwwelpeter
Der Struwwelpeter ("Shock-Headed Peter") is an 1845 German children's book written and illustrated by the German psychiatrist Heinrich Hoffmann. It comprises ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each cautionary tale has a clear moral lesson that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. The title of the first story provides the title of the whole book.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
1820 short story by Washington Irving
Chuk and Gek
1939 short story by Arkady Gaidar

The Enormous Crocodile
1978 picture book by Roald Dahl

The Stone Flower
short story by Pavel Bazhov

The Fire-Fairy
fairy tale short story by Pavel Bazhov

A Kidnapped Santa Claus
short story by L. Frank Baum
The Blue Cup
Short story by Arkady Gaidar

The Light Princess
short story by George MacDonald