Gianni and the Ogre Author:Ruth Manning-Sanders, William Stobbs (Illustrator) Gianni climbed up into a tree to eat his sixpennyworth of figs in peace. But along came an Ogre who smelled him--what a treat he would have for dinner! So he used his best trickery to lure Gianni out of the tree and into his dinner sack. But Gianni had the wits to outsmart the greedy Ogre. — This is just one of the eighteen delightful tales in an... more » outstanding collection. Each of these tales, originating in the Mediterranean, is retold by a master storyteller, Ruth Manning-Sanders. From the first to the last story, her words create a lively fantasy world of kings and princesses, witches and dwarfs, fairies and fools.« less