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Kanahena

a Cherokee story
1988
A retelling of the traditional Cherokee tale of Terrapin the trickster and how he outwitted the Bad Wolf and the Other Wolves.

Coyote & Little Turtle =

Iisaw niqw Y?ong?osonhoy : a traditional Hopi tale
1994

The last enchantment

1996
The story of King Arthur's reign, including the building of Camelot and Arthur's marriage to Guinevere, told from the point of view of Merlin the Magician.

The great buffalo race

how the buffalo got its hump: a Seneca tale
1994
A retelling of the Seneca legend in which the buffalo receives its hump from the Great Spirit.

Days of awe

stories for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
1993
Three tales present the ideals of repentance, prayer, and charity that are the basis of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

What made Tiddalik laugh

1986
Retells the Aboriginal tale about what happened when the giant frog Tiddalik had such a great thirst that he drank a lake, a river, and all the other water he could find until there wasn't a drop of water left anywhere.

Return of the sun

native American tales from the Northeast woodlands
1990
A collection of Native American folk tales accompanied by drawings.

How night came

a folk tale from the Amazon
1986
At the beginning of the world it is daylight all the time, because the Great Snake keeps night a prisoner, until the curiosity of three men sets night free.

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