Pecos Bill (The Wild Cowboy of the American West)
Once upon a time in the wide, wild land of the American frontier, where the sun burned golden over the plains and coyotes howled
John Henry (American Labor Legend)
Long ago, during the great age of American railroads, when mountains were split open and tracks stretched from coast to coast, there lived a
Rip Van Winkle, The Man Who Slept for Twenty Years: American Folktale of Time and Change
At the foot of the misty Catskill Mountains in colonial New York, there once lived a good-natured man named Rip Van Winkle. Rip was
Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor
In the early days of the American frontier, when the land stretched wild and untamed across Tennessee, there lived a man whose name was
Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend
Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines whispered to the wind and the snow stretched farther than the eye
Iktomi and the Dancing Ducks: A Lakota Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Greed and Deceit
On the wide, wind-swept plains of the Lakota people lived Iktomi, the great trickster spirit. He was clever and full of schemes, yet his
The Origin of Fire: A Cherokee Folktale That Teaches Courage and Cooperation
Long ago, before fire came to the world, the land was cold, dark, and full of shadows. The sun crossed the sky but gave
The Coyote and the Rolling Rock: A Lesson in Respect from the Arapaho Tribe
Long ago, when the world was still young and the spirits of the earth spoke plainly to those who listened, Coyote wandered the high
The Florida Skunk Ape
Deep in the humid heart of southern Florida, where endless sawgrass stretches toward the horizon like a golden-green ocean and the air hangs thick
La Llorona: The Weeping Woman
Long ago, in a quiet village that rested beside a winding river in Mexico, there lived a woman named María. She was the pride
