A collection of ten scary stories about haunted houses, pirate treasure, and ghosts.

A poor boy hopes to win a fortune for himself and his family by spending the night in a haunted house and bravely standing up to a frightening ghost.

Retells the Miwok Indian legend in which a little measuring worm saves two bear cubs stranded at the top of the rock known as El Capitan.

A Spanish American retelling of the familiar story of a kind girl who is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters. In this version, the Virgin Mary replaces the traditional fairy godmother.

A collection of scary folktales from the United States, China, England, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world.

In this retelling of an Irish folktale, a brave young woman battles a sea serpent and rescues her true love from a giant.

Retells, in easy text, of the Sheriff of Nottingham's plot to hold an archery contest in order to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but Robin and his band of merry men arrive in disguise with a plan of their own.

Retells one of many versions of how an Eskimo maiden became goddess of the sea.