folklore

A tale which explains how there came to be only one moon in the night sky.

This Otoe Indian legend explains how, after a magically harmonious period in the world when Man and the animals lived in peace, Man changed and became abusive, so that only Dog and Horse have remained close.

Legends from seven different tribes about how humans came to be.

In feudal Japan, little Inchkin, though only a few inches tall, becomes an honored Samurai swordsman.

By being the only person able to draw a sword from an anvil on a block of marble, a young boy proves himself to be the successor to the throne of all Britain.

After reading the classic tale of Little Red Riding Hood, the reader is invited to turn the book upside down and read an updated version in which Little Red Riding Hood chastises the wolf for his eating habits and forces him to try rice cakes, beets, and broccoli.

A retelling of a Celtic tale in which two cats set out to save children in a Highlands village who have been put under a sleeping spell by three wicked witches.

After reading the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel, the reader is invited to turn the book upside down and read an updated version in which Hansel and Gretel are naughty children who take advantage of a good witch.

Relates how Arthur became a king, married Guinevere, and suffered his downfall through treachery.