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How many donkeys?

an Arabic counting tale

by MacDonald, Margaret Read.

FolkloreArabsCountingJuvenile literatureChildren's fictionArabs, fictionCounting booksDonkeys, fiction

When Jouha counts the ten donkeys carrying his dates to market, he repeatedly forgets to count the one he is riding on, causing him great consternation. Includes numbers written out in Arabic and in English transliteration, as well as the numerals one through ten, and a note on the origins and other versions of the story.

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Book data: Open Library