Introduction --

About the tale notes --

[pt. 1]. Participation tales --

Monkeys in the rain Brazil --

Take a little walk, Bear U.S. / teacher-lore, retold from Mary Branbury --

Going on a bear hunt U.S. / as told by Nat Whitman --

In a dark, dark house American folktale / as told by Jeffrey Brewster --

Two frogs in a cream jar Russia --

Phya Khankhaak, the Toad Prince Thailand / retold from Wajuppa Tossa --

[pt. 2]. Animal tales --

Coyote steals a bag Maidu, Native American / retold from Glenda Williams --

Cricket and jaguar fight Mayan --

One night's sleep Salish --

Christmas of the animals New Mexico / retold from Joe Hayes --

Christmas of the animals, version two Mexico --

Christmas of the animals, version three Texas --

Human's age Lao / retold by Wajuppa Tossa --

[pt. 3]. Origin stories --

How Georgians received their homeland Republic of Georgia / retold from Nikoloz Baratashivili --

Wine is born in Georgia Republic of Georgia / retold from Irakli Topruia and Irakli Garibashvili, translated by Ketevan Gviniashvili --

The douglas fir cone U.S./Canada Park Rangers --

The blacksmith on the moon Issan, Thailand / retold from Prasong Saihong --

Hanuman fathers mushrooms Lao / retold from Wajuppa Tossa --

[pt. 4]. Tiny tales --

Swimming to Kotzebue Eskimo / retold from Lela Kiana Oman --

Toothache? Ancient Sumeria --

Unity is strength Republic of Georgia --

St. Peter and the Lord Basque --

The slovenly wife Basque --

How to quarrel Lao --

[pt. 5]. Riddle tales --

The little red house U.S. --

The serving giant Lao / retold from Wajuppa Tossa --

How many geese? Latvia / retold from Inta Carpenter --

The stolen boat Thailand / retold from Uraiwan Prabipu --

[pt. 6]. Romances --

The origin of Ñandutí lace Guaraní, Paraguay --

The flute player of the rice fields Bali, Indonesia --

Princess Pinang Masak Indonesia / retold from Murti Bunanta --

[pt. 7]. Strange and stranger --

The reader and his strange visitors Korea --

The girl who crunched bones Zambia --

The marvelous canning factory Thailand / retold from Supaporn Vathanaprida --

The rabbit flood Otomi, Mexico --

The magic canoe Kamaiurá, Brazil --

The creature of the night Brazil / retold from Livia de Almeida --

[pt. 8]. Trickery --

Fiddler's gold Hungary --

That's the way the world goes U.S., African-American / retold from Marilyn Ribe --

The dog market at Buda Hungary --

What Herschel's father did Jewish / as told by Naomi Baltuck --

The mouse sutra Japan / retold from Masako Sueyoshi --

[pt. 9]. Lessons to be learned --

Little Fox's village original --

The Queen and the peasant wife India --

The household snake Egypt --

Toad-frog U.S., Missouri --

The papercut woman China / retold from JonLee Joseph --

Singing together Ukraine.