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Master of Chick-peas and Lima Beans
Story Stats
Rating:
4
Grade Level:
3
,
4
,
5
,
6
Page count:
6
Categories:
Fable
,
Folk Tale
,
Italian
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Author
Italo
Calvino
Appeared in
Italian Fables
Story Summary
Don Giovanni Misiranti plans to become the lima bean king and through a series of innocent deceptions acquires the estate and reputation he desires.