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Introduction --
About the tale notes --
[pt. 1]. Participation tales --
Monkeys in the rain Brazil --
Take a little walk, Bear U.S. / teacher-lore, retold from Mary Branbury --
Going on a bear hunt U.S. / as told by Nat Whitman --
In a dark, dark house American folktale / as told by Jeffrey Brewster --
Two frogs in a cream jar Russia --
Phya Khankhaak, the Toad Prince Thailand / retold from Wajuppa Tossa --
[pt. 2]. Animal tales --
Coyote steals a bag Maidu, Native American / retold from Glenda Williams --
Cricket and jaguar fight Mayan --
One night's sleep Salish --
Christmas of the animals New Mexico / retold from Joe Hayes --
Christmas of the animals, version two Mexico --
Christmas of the animals, version three Texas --
Human's age Lao / retold by Wajuppa Tossa --
[pt. 3]. Origin stories --
How Georgians received their homeland Republic of Georgia / retold from Nikoloz Baratashivili --
Wine is born in Georgia Republic of Georgia / retold from Irakli Topruia and Irakli Garibashvili, translated by Ketevan Gviniashvili --
The douglas fir cone U.S./Canada Park Rangers --
The blacksmith on the moon Issan, Thailand / retold from Prasong Saihong --
Hanuman fathers mushrooms Lao / retold from Wajuppa Tossa [pt. 4]. Tiny tales --
Swimming to Kotzebue Eskimo / retold from Lela Kiana Oman --
Toothache? Ancient Sumeria --
Unity is strength Republic of Georgia --
St. Peter and the Lord Basque --
The slovenly wife Basque --
How to quarrel Lao --
[pt. 5]. Riddle tales --
The little red house U.S. --
The serving giant Lao / retold from Wajuppa Tossa --
How many geese? Latvia / retold from Inta Carpenter --
The stolen boat Thailand / retold from Uraiwan Prabipu --
[pt. 6]. Romances --
The origin of Ñandutí lace Guaraní, Paraguay --
The flute player of the rice fields Bali, Indonesia --
Princess Pinang Masak Indonesia / retold from Murti Bunanta --
[pt. 7]. Strange and stranger --
The reader and his strange visitors Korea --
The girl who crunched bones Zambia --
The marvelous canning factory Thailand / retold from Supaporn Vathanaprida --
The rabbit flood Otomi, Mexico --
The magic canoe Kamaiurá, Brazil --
The creature of the night Brazil / retold from Livia de Almeida [pt. 8]. Trickery --
Fiddler's gold Hungary --
That's the way the world goes U.S., African-American / retold from Marilyn Ribe --
The dog market at Buda Hungary --
What Herschel's father did Jewish / as told by Naomi Baltuck --
The mouse sutra Japan / retold from Masako Sueyoshi --
[pt. 9]. Lessons to be learned --
Little Fox's village original --
The Queen and the peasant wife India --
The household snake Egypt --
Toad-frog U.S., Missouri --
The papercut woman China / retold from JonLee Joseph --
Singing together Ukraine. Participation tales --
Animal tales --
Origin stories --
Tiny tales --
Riddle tales --
Romances --
Strange and stranger --
Trickery --
Lessons to be learned. |
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