A collection of tall tales about such American folk heroes as Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind, Pecos Bill, John Henry, and Paul Bunyan.

(The Enchanted world). Includes bibliographic references and index.

A collection of eighteen folk tales which relate many ancient Eskimo beliefs, such as why the raven is black, how fog came to be, and how the lig

A collection of twelve stories of the Choctaw people, including traditional lore arising from beliefs and myths, historical tales passed down thr

Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Pe

Presents humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood which includes summer vacations in Norway and an English boarding school.

"Teenager Viv, who is constantly escaping her "Snow White" fairy-tale curse, meets the prince who is supposed to save her, but can not fall out o

A grotesque foundling turns against the witch who sacrificed almost everything to raise him when he becomes consumed by the desire for money and

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