The whole world story book is full of interesting stories like, "Lazarus the dragon", "A pair of skinnies", "The fisherman's wife", and "Winter's end". These stories come from many different countries. Each of these stories has a moral. "A pair of skinnies", is about an old man and an old woman who are as skinny as sticks. They steal money, food and other goods. One day they get caught... . What happens next? You'll have to find out when you read the book. Marcus Crouch's book The whole world story book is great because the stories are written as if the characters where jumping out of the book and acting the story right in front of you.