From the Book - First U.S. edition.
Starbright, starspite : a North American Indian story --
The bat and the basket : a Kono myth from Sierra Leone --
Shooting stars : an Arabian story --
Divorce : a story from Togo, West Africa --
The devil's worse invention : a French folktale --
The giant who stole the sun : a story from Afghanistan --
The bridge of magpies : a story from China --
Orion's downfall : a story from Ancient Greece --
The wonderful doctor : a story from Ancient Greece --
The giant under the house : a story from Guatemala --
The heart of the moment : a story from the Cook Islands --
The many-colored llama : a story from Peru --
The cockatoo and the white gum tree : an Aboriginal story from Australia --
Great bear, little bear : a story from Ancient Rome --
The watched pot : a Basque story from Spain.