folklore

A collection of folklore from around the world about the sun, moon, and stars.

Retells the Chinese legend of the Weaver Princess who came down from heaven to marry a mortal, a love story represented in the stars of the Milky Way.

In the early days of the world, when the sun refuses to come out for fear of a skillful archer's arrows, a small rooster saves the day by coaxing the sun out with his crowing.

Although banished to opposite sides of the Milky Way, the princess weaver and the herdsman reunite each year on the seventh day of the seventh month.

Investigates the origins of the King Arthur legends, including all the major figures and themes.

Contains fifty African-American folktales, including selections on origins, heroes, heroines, villains, fools, society and conflict, and the supernatural.

Presents a collection of Native American folktales from various Native American groups, and includes stories on origins, heroes, fools, society and conflict, the supernatural, and more.

A collection of stories in Spanish and English from the Hispanic Southwest.

A retelling of a Japanese trickster tale in which a fox and raccoon-dog compete to be the best trickster in Japan.

In this variation on the Cinderella story set in the Smoky Mountains, Rose longs to go to the party given by the rich feller on the other side of the creek and receives assistance from an unlikely fairy godmother.