Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

A young man searches for three people more foolish than his fianc\74\ee and her parents.

A collection of popular tales told to young children in places such as Argentina, Cuba, Colombia, Nicaragua, and Mexico.

An introduction to tall tales about the giant lumberjack from the north woods, as told from his own perspective.

Contains nineteen Celtic myths, accompanied by similar American ones.

In this retelling of a folktale, a group of slaves, unable to bear their sadness and starvation any longer, calls upon the African magic that allows them to fly away.

A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.

A baker in colonial New York learns the importance of generosity from an old woman who visits his shop on St. Nicholas Day. Van Amsterdam the baker was well known for his honesty as well as for his fine Saint Nicholas cookies. He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more and not less. So, he was not about to give in when a mysterious old woman comes to him on Saint Nicholas Day and insists that a dozen is thirteen! The woman's...