AFRICA

Anansi and the Magic Stick

Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do the chores, but when the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.
Kimmel, Eric        398.24 KIM

Who’s in Rabbit’s House: A Masai Tale
Rabbit has a problem - someone is inside her house and won't let her in.
Aardema, Verna     398.2 AAR

WEST AFRICA

Why Mosquito’s Buzz in People’s Ears
Reveals the meaning of the mosquito's buzz.
Aardema, Verna     398.2 AAR

SUDAN

What’s so funny Ketu?: a Nuer tale
For saving the life of a snake, Ketu is rewarded by being allowed to hear animals think.
Aardema, Verna     398.2 AAR

ASIA

CHINA

The Empy Pot
When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
Demi             398.2 DEM

Tikki Tikki Tembo   
When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.
Mosel, Arlene         E MOS

Two of Everything
A poor old Chinese farmer finds a magic brass pot that doubles or duplicates whatever is placed inside it, but his efforts to make himself wealthy lead to unexpected complications.
Hong, Lily Toy     398.21 HON

INDIA

Once a Mouse…: A Fable Cut in Wood
As it changes from mouse, to cat, to dog, to tiger, a hermit's pet also becomes increasingly vain.
Brown, Marcia     398.24 BRO

Seven Blind Mice
In this retelling of the Indian fable, seven blind mice discover different parts of an elephant and argue about its appearance.
Young, Ed         398.24 YOU

JAPAN

The Funny Little Woman
While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan.
Mosel, Arlene         E MOS

Little Inchkin
When a young man only one inch high saves a princess from demons, his one greatest wish is granted.
French, Fiona    (big book) 398.2 FRE

EUROPE

ENGLAND

Jack and the Beanstalk
A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk where he uses his quick wits to outsmart a giant and make his and his mother's fortune.
Kellogg, Steven         398.21 KEL

The Three Sillies
A young man believes his sweetheart and her family are the three silliest people in the world until he meets three others who are even sillier.
Hewitt, Kathryn     398.2 HEW

FRANCE

Stone Soup
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.
Brown, Marcia    E BRO
McGovern, Ann    E MCG

GERMANY

Shoemaker and the Elves
A poor shoemaker becomes successful with the help of two elves who finish his shoes during the night.
Birrer, Cynthia     398.2 BIR
Galdone, Paul         398.2 GAL
Grimm Brothers     398.2 GRI

The Pied Piper of Hamelin
The Pied Piper pipes the village free of rats, and when the villagers refuse to pay him for the service he exacts a terrible revenge.
Browning, Robert    398.2 BRO
Holden, Robert     398.2 HOL
Latimer, Jim         398.2 LAT

EUROPE

ITALY

The Legend of Old Befana
Because Befana's household chores kept her from finding the Baby King, she searches to this day, leaving gifts for children on the Feast of the Three Kings.
De Paola, Tomie     398.2 DEP

The Cobbler’s Dilemma
Simon, the cobbler, loves to talk and his work piles up while his family starves. A wise man teaches him a difficult lesson.
Werth, Kurt         398.2 WER

RUSSIA

The Tsar’s Riddles, or The Wise Little Girl
In the settlement of a dispute concerning the birth of a colt from her father's mare, the daughter of a poor peasant challenges the Tsar with answers as clever as his own riddles.
Daniels, Guy         398.2 DAN

Baba Yaga
The witch Baba Yaga uses a trick to capture a young man, but he cleverly avoids being eaten.
Small, Ernest         398.2 SMA

UKRAINE

The Mitten
Several animals sleep snugly in Nicki's lost mitten until the bear sneezes.
Brett, Jan         398.2 BRE

NORTH AMERICA

UNITED STATES

Turtle’s Race with Beaver
When Beaver challenges Turtle to a swimming race for ownership of the pond, Turtle outsmarts Beaver, and Beaver learns to share.
(Seneca Indians)
Bruchac, Joseph    398.2 BRU

How Chipmunk Got His Stripes
When Bear and Brown Squirrel have a disagreement about whether Bear can stop the sun from rising, Brown Squirrel ends up with claw marks on his back and becomes Chipmunk, the striped one.
Bruchac, Joseph     398.24 BRU

The First Strawberries
A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.
Bruchac, Joseph     398.2 BRU

Legend of the Indian Paintbrush
Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.
De Paola, Tomie     398.2 DEP

Coyote Steals the Blanket
Coyote receives his comeuppance when he tries to take something that does not belong to him.
Stevens, Janet        398.2 STE

MEXICO

Cuckoo
A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.
Ehlert, Lois         398.2 EHL

The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote
Rabbit outwits Coyote in this Zapotec tale which explains why coyotes howl at the moon.
Johnston, Tony     398.2 JOH

The Boy Who Could Do Anything & Other Mexican Folk Tales
Brenner, Anita        398.2 BRE
 

SOUTH AMERICA

Jabuti, the Tortoise: A Trickster Tale from the Amazon
All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture, who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.
McDermott, Gerald     398.2 MCD

Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun
A young Inca girl succeeds where her brothers and others have failed, when her bird friends help her find the special water that will cure the king's son.
Kurtz, Jane        398.2 KUR

ALLEGORY

Town Mouse, Country Mouse
Aesop                398.2 AES
Brett, Jan                398.24 BRE
Cauley, Lorinda        398.2 CAU
Stevens, Janet        398.2 STE