legends

Retells the legend of the African-American railroad builder who raced against a steam drill to cut through a mountain.

The story of the survival of two elderly women abandoned by a migrating tribe in the Arctic.

A retelling of the Algonquian Indian legend of how a young girl, badly mistreated by her sisters, becomes the bride of the great hunter known as the Invisible One. Includes information on the history and customs of the Algonquian Indians.

This Miskito Indian legend set in seventeenth-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first European traders on traditional life.

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.

Retells the legend of Ka-ha-si, who acquires great strength and boldness and uses them to rescue his people in times of peril. Includes information on the customs and lifestyle of the Eskimos.

Tells the story of Paul Bunyan from being a huge baby to growing taller than a house to traveling with his blue ox Babe while chopping down forests.

Sir Lancelot arrives in King Arthur's court and has many grand adventures after becoming the king's bravest and greatest knight.

Anansi the trickster spider steals Hyena's magic stick to get out of chores, but when the stick's magic will not stop, he gets more than he bargained for.