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Folktales are full of rich, cultural detail. They tell us about customs of hospitality and community traditions of leadership and decision-making. They offer us wonderful words and phrases to savor and enjoy. Stories may come from a particular country and culture, but they "love to travel," and happily adapt to new settings. Stories are the common language of the world.

North America

Bokwewa or the Humpback from the Odjibwa

Calabash of Poi (A)

Circle of Life and the Clambake (The)

Hopis and the Famine (The)

Little Boy Who Talked with Birds (The)

Magic Bear (The)

Man Who Transgressed a Taboo (The)

Mon-Daw-Min or the Origin of Indian Corn

Old Woman Who Was Kind to Insects

Sheem: The Forsaken Boy from the Odjibwa

Tatema (The)

Thunder Deputizes Eagle

Tiggak

Two Jeebi-ug or a Trial of Feeling from the Odjibwa (The)