The Ashes Beneath the Yule Goat
In a village buried by snow, a mother binds winter straw into a goat and hears grief breathe through the reeds.
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Old Rabbit, the Buzzard, and the Crooked Furrow
On the Sea Islands, a dry season tests whether a young man trusts his books more than the elders, the birds, and the land.
Ndeki and the Hyena of the Salt Flats
On the bitter flats beside the Senegal River, one young man must choose truth over silence before malice eats his village alive.
The Ash Lad and the Woman at Mímir’s Tarn
In a rain-dark Norwegian valley, the youngest son seeks counsel where lost thoughts gather under still water.
The Whispering Mangroves of Teluk Bintuni
A folktale of roots, tides, and the cost of cutting what holds a bay together
The Lion's Whiskers: When Patience Wins Love
A Stepmother's Quest to Win an Impossible Love
Stone Soup: The Trick That Fed a Village
How Hungry Travelers Created a Feast from Nothing
Casey at the Bat: The Mighty Strikeout
When Pride Came Before the Fall
Pecos Bill and the Cyclone: The Cowboy Who Rode a Tornado
When the West Needed Rain, Bill Got It His Own Way
The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold: The Trickster Who Cannot Be Outwitted
Catch Him If You Can—Keep Your Eyes Open
Yuki-onna: The Snow Woman
The Spirit of Winter Who Loved a Mortal
The Merchant of Venice: A Pound of Flesh
The Trial That Tested Mercy Against Law
Twelfth Night: What You Will
When Disguise Creates Love's Confusion
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad: The Sailor Who Could Not Stay Home
Adventures Beyond the Edge of the Known World
The Fisherman and the Jinni: How Wit Defeated Ancient Rage
The Poor Man Who Outsmarted a Vengeful Spirit
Issun-boshi: The One-Inch Boy
The Tiny Hero Who Proved Size Matters Less Than Spirit
The Tongue-Cut Sparrow: A Tale of Kindness and Greed
When a Bird Rewarded Virtue and Punished Vice
Kaguya-hime: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
A Princess from the Moon Who Could Not Stay on Earth
Sinbad the Sailor: Seven Voyages of Wonder and Terror
A Merchant's Impossible Adventures Across the Unknown Seas
Momotaro: The Peach Boy Who Conquered the Demons
Japan's Greatest Folk Hero and His Animal Companions
The Tale of the Kalanoro (Dwarf Spirits)
Small, hairy forest spirits of Madagascar who can help, harm, or teach—with secrets bound to river, tree, and song.
The Legend of the Aziza (Fon Forest Spirits)
Benevolent forest spirits of the Fon people who guide hunters and reveal the medicinal language of plants
The Legend of the Egbere (Crying Bush Baby Spirit)
A Yoruba folktale of a mischievous child-spirit, a precious mat, and the strange fortunes that follow
The Tale of the Hai-uri
A Khoikhoi legend of a half-human, half-animal harbinger of misfortune from the windswept coasts of South Africa
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