Books in Legends of the World/Leyendas Del Mundo series

When an old couple finds a baby inside a peach floating on the river, they raise him as their son, and he grows up to fight the terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years.

Unhappy with the choice of wives that his father's advisors present to him, Prince Velimer sets off to find the kind and beautiful Princess Yevrossima, who has been enchanted by an old witch.

The efforts of a kind-hearted beggar boy bring an end to the drought that has plagued the kingdom of a haughty princess.

Galya, a merchant's daughter with two unkind sisters, goes in search of her love Finist the falcon, who is sometimes a bird and sometimes a fine young man.

Relates the traditional Brazilian legend of how the Sea Serpent's gift of darkness to his daughter brings night to the people of the rain forest.

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A Peruvian rendition of the Great Flood story, in which a llama warns the people and animals to seek shelter on Huillcacato to avoid the rising sea, Mamacocha.

Learn about different cultural myths and folktales through the Legends of the World series. Books include: (1) Opossum and the Great Firemaker: A Mexican Legend; (2) The Hummingbird King: A Guatemalan Legend; (3) Peach Boy: A Japanese Legend; (4) The Golden Slipper: A Vietnamese Legend; (5) Prince of the Stable: A Hungarian Legend.

Relates the traditional Cora Indian tale in which Opossum outwits the larger and more powerful Iguana and returns the stolen fire to the people of the earth.

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