Based on an old French folktate, the story is about how three hungry soldiers outsmart the selfish and miserly people living in a village so that they find themselves making the soldiers a feast.
Papa is frustrated with little red chicken because she always interrupts her bedtime story. No matter what story Papa reads, little red chicken jumps in to help the characters from making a big mistake.
The story of a dystopian community ruled by the Committee of Elders, which tightly controls every aspect of society. When 12-year-old Jonas is granted the highest job in the society, Receiver of Memory, he learns from the Giver all that has been sacrificed in the name of order and sameness.