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  • The Foolish, Timid Rabbit

    Charlotte Guillain

    Paperback (Raintree, Oct. 9, 2014)
    Each book in this beautifully illustrated series presents a different folk tale from around the world. This book tells the story of the Foolish, Timid Rabbit, a traditional Indian folk tale. In it, the animals learn that you should always remember to think for yourself before you believe a rumour or follow a crowd.
    K

  • Bouki Cuts Wood: A Haitian Folktale

    Amanda Stjohn, Cindy Revell

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2011)
    A silly man named Bouki, believing that the old man who passed by is a true fortune teller, asks when he will die, then behaves as if the prediction has come true. Includes notes about Bouki tales and Haiti.
    L

  • How Rabbit Stole The Fire

    Joanna Troughton

    Paperback (Puffin, May 3, 1994)
    A wonderful, rhythmic North American Indian folk tale... As the leaves fall from the trees and the wind blows colder, the animals wish they had fire to keep them warm. But only the Sky People living high in the mountains have fire, and they guard it jealously. Rabbit has a plan, however: he makes a special resin-covered headdress, tricks the Sky People and steals some fire. All the animals help him in an exciting race to escape capture, and each is marked in some way by the stolen fire. Then Deer manages to hide the precious fire in the woods, so it can be theirs forever – but once it’s hidden, how will they get it back?

  • Coyote Rides the Sun: A Native American Folktale

    Amanda St John, Durga Yael Bernhard

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2011)
    A Native American tale of how the dusty coyote got its coloring, especially its black-tipped tail, and why the coyote is nocturnal.
    O

  • Make-Believe Tales: A Folk Tale from Burma

    Joanna Troughton

    Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, Oct. 1, 1991)
    Four animals challenge a traveller to a tale-telling contest, which Princess Learned-in-the-Law must adjudicate.
    I

  • The Sun, the Wind, and Tashira: A Hottentot Tale from Africa

    Elizabeth Claire, Elise Mills

    Paperback (Mondo Pub, Oct. 1, 1994)
    This Hottentot tale from Africa has a cultural slant for children. Full color.
    J

  • The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal: An Indian Folktale

    M. J. York, Jill Dubin

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Relates how a Brahman Hindu saves a tiger from a trap only to be threatened with being eaten by the tiger.
    L

  • The Frog King: An African Folktale

    Amanda St John, Karen Perrins

    Library Binding (Childs World Inc, Aug. 1, 2011)
    In Kenya, Africa, an old frog named Mahday awakens the god Mmumi to ask for a king who will help the frogs to get along better with other creatures, but Mmumi does not like to be awakened and sends an unpleasant answer to her request. Includes notes.
    L

  • Anansi and the Magic Yams

    Troughton

    Hardcover (Penguin Uk, June 1, 1999)
    None
    R

  • How Rabbit Stole the Fire

    Joanna Troughton

    Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, April 1, 1986)
    A traditional American Indian folktale recounts how fire was stolen from the Sky people and given to the animals of the earth

  • Mythical Beasts

    Fiona Waters, Liz Pyle

    Hardcover (Belitha Press Ltd, )
    None

  • What Made Tiddalik Laugh

    Joanna Troughton

    Library Binding (Peter Bedrick Books, Sept. 1, 1986)
    Recounts the saga of a giant frog who drinks all the water in the world and the thirsty animals who try to make him laugh in order to release the precious liquid
    M