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A retelling of the Comanche Indian legend of how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called bluebonnet to Texas.

A contemporary story based on the Chumash Indian legend about the origin of dolphins.

In this retelling of an Aztec myth, Lord of the Night sends Wind to free the four musicians that the Sun is holding prisoner so they can bring joy to the world.

A little girl walking in the woods finds the house of the three bears and helps herself to their belongings.

Though the emperor banishes the nightingale in preference for a jeweled mechanical imitation, the little bird remains faithful and returns years later when the emperor is near death and no one else can help him.

In a retelling of a Russian folktale set in the American South, little Buddy Earl keeps his family from being the laughingstock of the county Peach Pickin' Festival. Includes a recipe for peach cobbler.

Although she is mocked and mistreated by her two older sisters, an Indian maiden wins a mighty invisible warrior for her husband with her kind and honest heart.

Brave Bear outwits four ghosts who are trying to scare him.

When three little pigs leave home to seek their fortunes, they encounter a threatening wolf. Sumario en español: Cuando tres cerditos salen de sus casas para buscar fortuna, encuentran un lobo amenazador.

A retelling of a Grimm's fairytale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress. Includes a note on the origins of the story.