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The cow in the house

1997
Bothered by his noisy house, a man goes to a wise man for advice.

The three little pigs

1989
Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.

The three snow bears

2007
The Goldilocks story takes a fine twist when an endearing snow bear family and a curious Inuit girl meet center stage.

The mitten

an old Ukrainian folktale
1964
A mouse, frog, owl, rabbit, fox, wolf, bear, and cricket all try to find shelter from the snow in a little boy's lost mitten.

The three little pigs

1970
Retells the fatal episodes in the lives of two foolish pigs and how the third pig managed to avoid the same.

Dragonfly's tale

1991
After a poor harvest two children regain the Corn Maidens' blessings for their people with the aid of a cornstalk toy, the dragonfly.

The world before this one

a novel told in legend
2002
Crow, a Seneca boy, has been cast out and is living on the fringes of the community with his grandmother, where he struggles to find a way to feed them both and enjoys hearing the stories of his people's heritage.

The first strawberries

a Cherokee story
1993
A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

Thirteen moons on turtle's back

a Native American year of moons
1992
Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.

Meet tricky Coyote!

1993
A collection of legends about the cunning trickster Coyote, taken from a variety of Native American sources.

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