"Kindness Tales is the third book in a trilogy that includes Peace Tales and Earth Care from award-winning author, popular storyteller, and highly-respected folklorist, Margaret Read MacDonald. Margaret has curated a collection of forty-two of her favorite stories that celebrate the timeless power of kindness to make the world a gentler, safer, and more loving place. These tales from the world's great oral traditions share the common theme that thoughtful and generous acts of kindness can lead to surprising consequences. Each story in this collection is supplement by reference notes and source information along with suggestions from further reading." --