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•  Best-Loved Folktales of the World • interior artwork by Jill Karla Schwarz
• ix • Acknowledgments (Best-Loved Folktales of the World) • essay by Joanna Cole
• xvii • Introduction-Enjoying the World's Folktales • essay by Joanna Cole
• 3 • Cinderella • (1921) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of Cendrillon ou La petite pantoufle de verre 1697)
• 8 • Beauty and the Beast • (1889) • short story by Madame de Villeneuve [as by uncredited]
• 24 • Puss in Boots • (1729) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of
  Le maistre chat ou Le chat botté^?Le maistre chat ou Le chat botte
  1697) [as by uncredited]
• 28 • Blue Beard • (1729) • short story by Charles Perrault (trans. of La barbe bleue 1697)
• 32 • The White Cat • (1889) • novelette by Comtesse d'Aulnoy (trans. of La chatte blanche 1697) [as by Madame d'Aulnoy]
• 45 • Drakestail • (1890) • short story by Charles Marelles (trans. of Bout-d'-Canard 1888) [as by uncredited]
• 50 • The Doctor and His Pupil • (1956) • short story by Paul Delarue
• 53 • Snow-White • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 53] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Sneewittchen (Schneeweißchen)^?Sneewittchen (Schneeweisschen)
  1812) [as by uncredited]
• 61 • The Brave Little Tailor • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 20] • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Das tapfere Schneiderlein 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 68 • Ashenputtel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 21] • (1909) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Aschenputtel 1812) [as by Brothers Grimm]
• 75 • Rapunzel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 12] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Rapunzel 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 78 • The Devil's Three Golden Hairs • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 29] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Teufel mit den drei goldenen Haaren 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 84 • Darling Roland • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 56] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Liebste Roland 1812) [as by Brothers Grimm]
• 88 • The Fisherman and His Wife • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 19] • (1909) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Von dem Fischer un syner Fru 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 95 • The Frog Prince • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 1] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Froschkönig oder der eiserne Heinrich 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 98 • The Goosegirl • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 89] • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Die Gänsemagd^?Die Gaensemagd
  1815) [as by Brothers Grimm]
• 104 • Tom Thumb • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 37] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Daumesdick 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 109 • The Wolf and the Seven Little Kids • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 5] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geislein 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 112 • Little Red Riding Hood • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 26] • (1909) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Rothkäppchen^?Rothkaeppchen
  1812)
• 115 • The Juniper Tree • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 47] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Von dem Machandelboom 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 122 • The Golden Goose • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 64] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die goldene Gans 1819) [as by Brothers Grimm]
• 126 • Thousand-Furs • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 65] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Allerleirauh 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 131 • Rumpelstiltskin • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 55] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Rumpelstilzchen 1812) [as by uncredited]
• 134 • Mother Holle • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 24] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Frau Holle 1812) [as by Brothers Grimm]
• 137 • Sleeping Beauty • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 50] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Dornröschen^?Dornroeschen
  Dornroschen
  1812) [as by uncredited]
• 140 • The Queen Bee • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 62] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die Bienenkönigin 1819) [as by Brothers Grimm]
• 142 • The Bremen Town Musicians • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 27] • (unknown) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten 1819) [as by uncredited]
• 145 • Hansel and Gretel • [
  KHM (Kinder- und Hausmärchen)^?KHM (Kinder- und Hausmaerchen)
  • 15] • (1909) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of
  Hänsel und Gretel^?Haensel und Gretel
  1812)
• 151 • The Merman and the Farmer • [Deutsche Sagen • 52] • (1981) • short story by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm (trans. of Der Wassermann und der Bauer 1816) [as by Jakob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm]
• 152 • Crab • (1885) • short story by Isaia Visentini (trans. of Gámbara 1879) [as by uncredited]
• 154 • Bastianelo • (1885) • short story by Dom. Giuseppe Bernoni (trans. of Bastianelo 1873) [as by uncredited]
• 157 • The Cock and the Mouse • (1885) • short story by Vittorio Imbriani (trans. of 'O gallo e 'o sorece 1877) [as by uncredited]
• 158 • The Thoughtless Abbot • (1885) • short story by
  Giuseppe Pitrè^?Giuseppe Pitre
  (trans. of L'Abbati senza Pinseri 1875) [as by uncredited]
• 160 • Don Demonio's Mother-in-Law • (1936) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs and Mary Gould Davis
• 166 • Toñino and the Fairies • (1936) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs and Mary Gould Davis
• 170 • I Ate the Loaf • (1887) • short story by Petrus Alfonsus (variant of The Three Travellers and the Loaf) [as by uncredited]
• 171 • The Half-Chick • (1892) • short story by uncredited
• 174 • A Legend of Saint Nicholas • (1963) • short story by Adele DeLeeuw [as by Adele De Leeuw]
• 177 • The Hare and the Tortoise • (1890) • short story by Aesop and Joseph Jacobs [as by Aesop]
• 178 • The Fox and the Grapes • (1890) • short story by Aesop and Joseph Jacobs [as by Aesop]
• 178 • The Goose with the Golden Eggs • (1890) • short story by Aesop and Joseph Jacobs [as by Aesop]
• 179 • The Man, the Boy and the Donkey • (1890) • short story by Aesop and Joseph Jacobs [as by Aesop]
• 180 • Eros and Psyche • short story by Lilian Stoughton Hyde (variant of Psyche 1904) [as by uncredited]
• 186 • The Twelve Months • (1970) • short story by Georgios A. Megas
• 193 • Jack and the Beanstalk • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs [as by uncredited]
• 198 • Jack the Giant-Killer • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 207 • Tom Tit Tot • short story by E. Clodd [as by uncredited]
• 211 • The Boggart • (1828) • short story by Thomas Keightley
• 212 • Good and Bad News • (1970) • short story by Katharine M. Briggs
• 213 • The Hand of Glory • (1970) • short story by Katharine M. Briggs
• 214 • Lazy Jack • (1849) • short story by James Orchard Halliwell [as by uncredited]
• 216 • Molly Whuppie • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs [as by uncredited]
• 219 • Teeny-Tiny • (1849) • short story by James Orchard Halliwell [as by uncredited]
• 220 • The Three Wishes • (1894) • short story by Alfred Nutt [as by uncredited]
• 221 • Dick Whittington and His Cat • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs (variant of Whittington and His Cat) [as by uncredited]
• 228 • The Pied Piper • (1894) • short story by Alfred Nutt [as by uncredited]
• 231 • Master of All Masters • (1890) • short story by Joseph Jacobs [as by uncredited]
• 232 • Munachar and Manachar • (1892) • short story by Douglas Hyde [as by uncredited]
• 235 • The Field of Boliauns • (1892) • short story by Joseph Jacobs
• 237 • The Fisherman's Son and the Gruagach of Tricks • (1890) • short story by Jeremiah Curtin [as by uncredited]
• 247 • The Thirteenth Son of the King of Erin • (1890) • short story by Jeremiah Curtin [as by uncredited]
• 256 • The Birth of Fin MacCoul • short story by Jeremiah Curtin (variant of The Birth of Fin MacCumhail and Origin of the Fenians of Erin 1890) [as by uncredited]
• 264 • Fin MacCoul and the Fenians of Erin in the Castle of Fear Dubh • short story by Jeremiah Curtin (variant of Fin MacCumhail and the Fenians of Erin in the Castle of Fear Dubh 1890) [as by uncredited]
• 270 • Black, Brown, and Gray • (1890) • short story by Jeremiah Curtin [as by uncredited]
• 275 • The Brownie of Blednock • (1906) • short story by Elizabeth Grierson [as by uncredited]
• 280 • The Midwife • (1970) • short story by Hamish Henderson
• 281 • The Wee, Wee Mannie • (1894) • short story by Joseph Jacobs [as by uncredited]
• 283 • The Cow on the Roof • (1930) • short story by Thomas Gwynn Jones
• 287 • East of the Sun and West of the Moon • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 41] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Østenfor Sol og vestenfor Maane 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 296 • Boots and the Troll • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 1] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Askeladden som stjal sølvendene til trollet 1841) [as by uncredited]
• 300 • Gudbrand on the Hillside or What the Good Man Does Is Always Right • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 18] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Gudbrand i Lia 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 304 • The Giant Who Had No Heart in His Body • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 36] • (1964) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Om Risen, som ikke havde noger Hjerte paa sig 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 310 • The Lad Who Went to the North Wind • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 7] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Gutten som gikkk til nordenvinden og krevde igjen melet 1842) [as by uncredited]
• 313 • The Master Thief • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 34] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Mestertyven 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 326 • The Three Billygoats Gruff • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 40] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of De tre Bukkene Bruse, som skulde gaae til Sæters og gjøre sig fede 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 327 • The Mastermaid • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 46] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Mestermø 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 340 • Not a Pin to Choose Between Them • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 10] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Somme kjerringer er slike 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 345 • Princess on the Glass Hill • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 51] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Jomfruen på glassberget 1844) [as by uncredited]
• 353 • Why the Bear Is Stumpy-Tailed • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 17.1] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Hvorfor bjørnen er stubbrumpet 1843) [as by uncredited]
• 354 • Why the Sea Is Salt • [Norske Folkeeventyr • 50] • (1859) • short story by
  Peter Asbjørnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jørgen Moe^?Jorgen Moe
  (trans. of Kvernen som står og maler på havsens bunn 1844) [as by
  Peter Asbjörnsen^?Peter Asbjoernsen
  and
  Jörgen Moe^?Joergen Moe
  ]
• 358 • The Tinderbox • juvenile • (1949) • short story by Hans Christian Andersen (trans. of Fyrtøiet 1835)
• 364 • Peter Bull • short story by uncredited
• 368 • Maid Lena • short story by uncredited
• 377 • The Old Woman and the Tramp or Nail Broth • (1901) • short story by G. Djurklou (trans. of Fanten å käringa 1881) [as by uncredited]
• 381 • Salt and Bread • (1955) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 383 • The Seal's Skin • (1972) • short story by Jón Arnason (trans. of Selshamurinn 1862)
• 384 • The Pig-Headed Wife • (1936) • short story by James C. Bowman and Margery Williams [as by Margery Bianco and James Cloyd Bowman]
• 387 • The Forest Bride • (1922) • short story by Parker Fillmore
• 394 • God and the Devil Share the Harvest • short story by A. Lerchis-Puskaitis
• 395 • The Bul-Bul Bird • short story by A. Lerchis-Puskaitis
• 403 • The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship • (1916) • short story by Arthur Ransome
• 411 • The Baba Yaga • (1873) • short story by W. R. S. Ralston [as by uncredited]
• 414 • The Firebird, the Horse of Power and the Princess Vasilissa • short story by Arthur Ransome (variant of The Fire-Bird, the Horse of Power and the Princess Vasilissa 1916)
• 422 • The Story of King Frost • (1894) • short story by Wilhelm Goldschmidt (trans. of Märchen vom Meister Frost 1883) [as by uncredited]
• 425 • Prince Hedgehog • (1906) • short story by Louise Seymour Houghton [as by uncredited]
• 428 • Salt • (1916) • short story by Arthur Ransome
• 438 • The Treasure • (1873) • short story by W. R. S. Ralston [as by uncredited]
• 441 • Woe • (1873) • short story by W. R. S. Ralston [as by uncredited]
• 447 • Clever Manka • (1920) • short story by Parker Fillmore
• 452 • Intelligence and Luck • (1889) • short story by Karel Erben (trans. of
  Rozum a štěstí^?Rozum a stesti
  1865) [as by K. J. Erben]
• 455 • Czar Trojan's Ears • (1970) • short story by William I. Kaufman
• 457 • A Stroke of Luck • (1965) • short story by Linda Degh
• 459 • It Could Always Be Worse • (1948) • short story by Nathan Ausubel
• 460 • Chelm Justice • (1948) • short story by Nathan Ausubel
• 461 • Saint or Horse • (1948) • short story by Nathan Ausubel
• 462 • When Hershel Eats • (1948) • short story by Nathan Ausubel
• 467 • Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp • juvenile • (1889) • short story by uncredited
• 478 • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves • juvenile • (1889) • short story by uncredited (variant of The Forty Thieves)
• 485 • The Fisherman and the Genie • short story by uncredited
• 488 • The Donkey Driver and the Thief • (1965) • short story by Eric Protter and Nancy Protter
• 490 • The Farmer and His Hired Help • (1965) • short story by Eric Protter and Nancy Protter
• 495 • Don't Throw Stones from Not-Yours to Yours • (1955) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 497 • The Three Hares • (1946) • short story by Bey Naki Tezel
• 503 • Momotaro or The Peach-Boy • (1910) • short story by Grace James (variant of Momotaro)
• 506 • The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumplings • [Japanese Fairy Tale Series • 24] • short story by Lafcadio Hearn (variant of The Old Woman Who Lost Her Dumpling 1902)
• 509 • The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue • (1897) • short story by David Brauns (trans. of Der Sperling mit der durchschnittenen Zunge 1885) [as by uncredited]
• 512 • The Tale of the Oki Islands • (1965) • short story by Eric Protter and Nancy Protter
• 516 • The Stonecutter • (1903) • short story by David Brauns (trans. of Der Steinhauer 1885) [as by uncredited]
• 519 • The Wife's Portrait • (1963) • short story by Keigo Seki
• 521 • Urashima • (1904) • short story by Teresa Peirce Williston [as by uncredited]
• 523 • The Magic Kettle • (1903) • short story by David Brauns (trans. of Der Wunderkessel 1885) [as by uncredited]
• 526 • A Taoist Priest • (1880) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of A Taoist Priest) [as by uncredited]
• 528 • Simple Wang • (1958) • short story by Leslie Bonnet
• 531 • Faithful Even in Death • (1937) • short story by Wolfram Eberhard
• 534 • The Young Head of the Family • (1893) • short story by Adele M. Fielde [as by uncredited]
• 537 • The Most Frugal of Men • (1893) • short story by Adele M. Fielde [as by uncredited]
• 539 • The Magic Brocade • (1965) • short story by
  萧甘牛^?Xiāo Gānniú
  Xiao Ganniu
  (trans. of
  一幅壮锦^?Yī fú zhuàng jǐn
  1955) [as by Eric Protter (in error) and Nancy Protter (in error)]
• 545 • Planting a Pear Tree • (1880) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 種梨 1740) [as by uncredited]
• 546 • The Groom's Crimes • (1979) • short story by
  yen Tzu Ch'un Ch'iu^?Yan Zi
• 547 • A Clever Judge • (1979) • short story by Chang Shih-nan
• 548 • Money Makes Cares • (1937) • short story by Wolfram Eberhard
• 550 • Drinking Companions • (1979) • short story by
  蒲松龄^?Pú Sōnglíng
  Pu Songlin
  Pu Sung-ling
  (trans. of 王六郎 1740) [as by P'u Sung-Ling]
• 554 • The King's Favorite • (1979) • short story by Han Fei Tzu
• 555 • The Clever Thief • (1965) • short story by Eric Protter and Nancy Protter
• 558 • The Tiger's Whisker • (1959) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 561 • Hats to Disappear With • (1974) • short story by Tanya Lee
• 563 • Why the Parrot Repeats Man's Words • (1955) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 565 • Mister Lazybones • (1974) • short story by Tanya Lee
• 567 • The Fisherman and the Gatekeeper • (1974) • short story by Tanya Lee
• 569 • The Little Lizard's Sorrow • (1970) • short story by Mai Vo-Dinh
• 572 • The Fly • (1970) • short story by Mai Vo-Dinh
• 575 • The Valiant Chattee-Maker • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere [as by uncredited]
• 581 • The Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal • (1884) • short story by uncredited
• 583 • How the Raja's Son Won the Princess Labam • (1880) • short story by Maive Stokes [as by uncredited]
• 592 • How Sun, Moon, and Wind Went Out to Dinner • (1892) • short story by Mary Frere (variant of How the Sun, the Moon, and the Wind Went Out to Dinner 1868) [as by uncredited]
• 593 • The Monkey and the Crocodile • (1912) • short story by Ellen C. Babbitt
• 595 • Tit for Tat • (1868) • short story by Mary Frere [as by uncredited]
• 599 • How Ma-ui Fished Up the Great Island • (1924) • short story by Padraic Colum
• 602 • Why There Are No Tigers in Borneo • (1961) • short story by Adele DeLeeuw [as by Adele De Leeuw]
• 605 • How the Platypuses Came to Australia • short story by Mrs. K. Langloh Parker (variant of Gayardaree the Platypus 1898) [as by K. Langloh Parker]
• 608 • The Bunyip • (1904) • short story by W. Dunlop [as by uncredited]
• 613 • Talk • (1947) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 615 • Anansi's Hat-Shaking Dance • (1957) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 618 • Anansi and His Visitor, Turtle • short story by Edna Mason Kaula (variant of Ananse and His Visitor, Turtle 1968)
• 620 • How Spider Obtained the Sky-God's Stories • (1930) • short story by R. S. Rattray
• 623 • Younde Goes to Town • (1947) • short story by W. H. Barker and Harold Courlander and Cecilia Sinclair [as by W. H. Barker and Harold Courlander and C. Sinclair]
• 626 • How Frog Lost His Tail • (1968) • short story by Edna Mason Kaula
• 627 • The Rubber Man • (1962) • short story by Kathleen Arnott
• 631 • The Origin of Death • (1952) • short story by Ernst Brutzer
• 632 • Man Chooses Death • (1951) • short story by Sture Lagercrantz
• 633 • The Woman and the Children of the Sycamore Tree • (1905) • short story by A. C. Hollis (variant of The Women and the Children of the Sycamore Tree) [as by uncredited]
• 634 • The Wise Dog • (1964) • short story by Abayomi Fuja
• 638 • The Hunter and His Magic Flute • (1964) • short story by Abayomi Fuja
• 642 • The Funeral of the Hyena's Mother • (1964) • short story by Abayomi Fuja
• 644 • Oni and the Great Bird • (1964) • short story by Abayomi Fuja
• 649 • The Wooden Spoon and the Whip • (1964) • short story by Abayomi Fuja
• 652 • Why There Are Cracks in Tortoise's Shell • (1920) • short story by A. M. Dale and Edwin W. Smith
• 653 • The Fire on the Mountain • (1950) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 657 • Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky • (1910) • short story by Elphinstone Dayrell [as by uncredited]
• 658 • A Tug-of-War • (1961) • short story by Alta Jablow (variant of A Tug of War)
• 663 • People Who Could Fly • (1970) • short story by Julius Lester
• 665 • Baby in the Crib • (1956) • short story by Richard M. Dorson
• 666 • The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story • (1880) • short story by Joel Chandler Harris
• 668 • Paul Bunyan's Cornstalk • short story by Harold Courlander
• 671 • The Two Old Women's Bet • (1948) • short story by Richard Chase
• 674 • Jack in the Giants' Playground • (1943) • short story by Richard Chase
• 686 • Señor Coyote and the Dogs • (1941) • short story by Dan Storm (variant of The Coyote and the Two Dogs)
• 688 • The Talking Cat • (1952) • short story by Natalie Savage Carlson
• 694 • The Indian Cinderella • (1920) • short story by Cyrus Macmillan
• 697 • The Deserted Children • (1978) • short story by Edward S. Curtis (variant of Cherry-Bush Man 1909)
• 699 • The Girl Who Married a Ghost • (1978) • short story by Edward S. Curtis
• 704 • The Lost Woman • (1913) • short story by George Bird Grinnell
• 712 • The Theft of Fire • (1965) • short story by Thomas B. Leekley [as by Thomas Leekley]
• 718 • Manabozho and His Toe • [Manabozho] • (1890) • short story by uncredited
• 719 • The Raven Brings Light • (1949) • short story by Edward William Nelson (variant of The bringing of the light by Raven 1899)
• 721 • The Sedna Legend • (1967) • short story by Ronald Melzack
• 727 • The Magic Orange Tree • (1978) • short story by Diane Wolkstein
• 731 • Greedy Mariani • (1974) • short story by Remy Bastien
• 734 • Uncle Bouqui and Little Malice • (1961) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs and Moritz Jagendorf [as by R. S. Boggs and M. A. Jagendorf]
• 738 • Bouki Rents a Horse • (1964) • short story by Harold Courlander
• 741 • Anansi Play with Fire, Anansi Get Burned • (1961) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs and Moritz Jagendorf [as by R. S. Boggs and M. A. Jagendorf]
• 745 •
  How El Bizarrón Fooled the Devil^?How El Bizarron Fooled the Devil
  • (1974) • short story by
  Samuel Feijóo^?Samuel Feijoo
• 748 • The Story of the Smart Parrot • (1961) • short story by Ralph Steele Boggs and Moritz Jagendorf [as by R. S. Boggs and M. A. Jagendorf]
• 753 • How the Devil Constructed a Church • (1973) • short story by Dorothy Sharp Carter
• 756 • Three Magic Oranges • (1957) • short story by Lupe de Osma
• 760 • The Lucky Table • (1957) • short story by Lupe de Osma
• 763 • Brer Rabbit, Businessman • (1948) • short story by Carmen Lyra (trans. of Tío Conejo comerciante 1920)
• 767 • The Search for the Magic Lake • (1966) • short story by Genevieve Barlow
• 774 • The Deer and the Jaguar Share a House • short story by Harold Courlander
• 776 • The Five Brothers • (1967) • short story by Yolando Pino Saavedra (trans. of Los cinco hermanos 1963)