folklore

A wooden puppet full of tricks and mischief, with a talent for getting into and out of trouble, wants more than anything else to become a real boy.

An easy-to-read retelling of the classic tale of a kindly but poor shoemaker who gets unexpected help with his work.

The wooden animals in a totem pole spring to life one night and fall into an argument over what order in which to stack themselves again.

Retells the legend of the war between the Yellow Emperor, a fourheaded dragon, and Chi You, the Black Dragon, who rebelled against him.

Cupboards open and shut by themselves. Could it just be the wind? Or is it a ghost? A man dressed in clothing from the Revolutionary War is seen wandering an old fort. Is it a prank, or a lost soul? Explore spooky unanswered questions like these and many others, in Hauntings, part of Full Tilt's Origins: Urban Legends series. The origin of exorcisms is examined, and eyewitness accounts are discussed. Readers will also learn about Jerome, Arizona, where an entire town has been haunted for many years by the same ghost.

Three Billg Goats want to go over the bridge to a meadow full of grass. But, under the bridge lives a troll who is as mean as he is ugly.

Presents an adapted retelling of the traditional Chinese folktale.

When humans begin to hunt animals, the animals hold councils and decided to protect themselves by harming the people, but the plants, knowing that people took care of them, find a way to help.

A Taino Indian legend about a young boy and his search for the healing caimoni tree.

A modern retelling of the German fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood in which a little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.