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A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends, a young boy learns that everything living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect.

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.

Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him. A group of crows gives a trickster coyote a dose of his own medicine when they tire of his conceited bragging after they agree to teach him how to dance, sing, and fly

In this retelling of a traditional tale of the Pacific Northwest, a young girl is captured by the Bear People after insulting them.

This is a collection of tales from various South American Indian cultures, including Caraja, Bororo, Tupinamba, Sherente, and others.

A collection of Indian legends about earthquakes, snow, fog, and other nautral phenomena.

In the time when all people live in the sky and all animals in the water, Sky Girl falls through a hole, is rescued by swans and taken to wise Big Turtle who, with the help of noble Toad, called Mashutaha, creates the land on which we live. Includes notes about the Huron people from whom the tale comes.

A Cherokee chief chooses his successor by asking three candidates to climb a mountain, thus testing their character and strength.