jewish legends

A collection of ten Japanese legends, ranging from the heroic tradition of The ogre of Rashomon, to the humorous trickster tale of The white hare and the crocodiles.

A collection of true stories that expose the dark side of life in the suburbs, describing murders, hauntings, and bizarre events that have taken place in American suburbs throughout history.

A collection of over ninety frightening urban legends, arranged by theme.

Presents alphabetized summaries of urban legends, commenting on their origins and the extent of their proliferation; also includes articles on themes such as urban legend styles, the symbolic approach, and violence in urban legends.

A collection of traditional legends and recent writings by Ojibwe storyteller Anne Dunn in which animal messengers from Native American legend are intertwined with characters from Dunn's original, autobiographical stories.

Contains stories from North American's folklore that tell about why the world is the way it is, heroes and fools, ghosts and horrors, and more.

Seven stories based on middle-european Jewish folklore and legends.

Presents a collection of forty-six Jewish folktales.

Colorful illustrations accompany retellings of stories from the Torah/Old Testament.

Thirteen traditional Eastern European Jewish tales of the town of Chelm and its silly citizens.