Books in Blackie Folk Tales of the World series

This lively folk tale from Orissa, India, explains why tigers eat their food uncooked and why cats live with people. The tiger child is sent to fetch some more fire from the village, but on the way he gets distracted by his friends. By the time he gets to the village, he has forgotten what he has been sent to fetch.

After laughing at a bear, a farmer must do some thinking in order to keep from losing his cow and his hens.

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At the beginning of the world it is daylight all the time, because the Great Snake keeps night a prisoner, until the curiosity of three men sets night free.

Raven, Chicken Hawk, and Coyote, and other animals vie for the honor of being the sun and bringing light to their dark world

Not even a fierce dragon can deter clever Tobias from succeeding in his search for his fortune.

Brer Anansi uses a boat race with Brer Rabbit and Brer Bear as an opportunity to perform his unusual mischief

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A story from China showing how the quail retrieved her egg. The quail has to approach the mason, the fire, the elephant, the pig and others before she finally approaches the cat who immediately chases the mouse and causes a chain reaction back to the mason who cuts the rock and frees the egg.

Unable to stand his overcrowded and noisy home any longer, a poor man goes to the Rabbi for advice

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