Affrilachian Tales : Folktales from the African-American Appalachian Tradition 9781935166672, 9781935166665

Maya Folktales from the Alta Verapaz 9781934536636

The dozen tales in this book were collected from Guatemalan informants early in the twentieth century recorded in the wo

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Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'I, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa 9781797223018, 1797223011

Explore the enchanting world of Polynesian folklore in this beautifully illustrated collection of traditional stories. A

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Tales of Polynesia: Folktales from Hawai'I, New Zealand, Tahiti, and Samoa 9781797223018, 2022032981, 9781797217567, 1797223011

Explore the enchanting world of Polynesian folklore in this beautifully illustrated collection of traditional stories. A

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The world and the word: tales and observations from the Xhosa oral tradition 9780299133108, 9780299133139

A master storyteller of the Xhosa people of South Africa, Nongenile Masithathu Zenani gives us an unprecedented view of

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Fairy Tales for the Disillusioned: Enchanted Stories from the French Decadent Tradition 9781400883455

The wolf is tricked by Red Riding Hood into strangling her grandmother and is subsequently arrested. Sleeping Beauty and

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Curious Tales from the Desert

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Tales from the Basotho 9781477301708

"They say that the eldest of the chief's daughters..." So begins a tale from the Basotho, unfolded by the

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The Magic Crocodile and Other Folktales from Indonesia 9780824844011

Hundreds of language and cultural groups, each with its own myths and legends, make Indonesia a rich source of stories.

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Simla Village Tales; Or, Folk Tales from the Himalayas 9788832508321

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The Three Boys: and Other Buddhist Folktales from Tibet 9780824865115

A virtuous young woman journeys to the Land of the Dead to retrieve the still-beating heart of a king; a wily corpse-mon

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