Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.

A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.

A farmer's potato grows to such an enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, his daughter, a dog, a cat, and a mouse to pull it up. When a farmer grows the biggest potato in the world, he needs the help of his entire family and their pets to get it out of the ground

When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

Mafatu's name means Stout Heart, but the people of Hikueru call him a coward. He fears the sea and the powerful Sea God Moana because years ago, the powerful tides killed his mother. Such fear is shameful on this island, where the seafaring people revere bravery. But it is especially humiliating for Mafatu, whose father reigns as Great Chief of Hikueru. One day, young Mafatu can no longer stand the jeers and taunts of the braver boys. With his faithful...

Retells the familiar tale in which one of three brother pigs survives a wolf's attacks by using his head and planning well.

In this simple retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," a badger princess is stung by a wicked wasp and falls asleep for one hundred years before being woken up by a kiss from a handsome prince. Includes a note on the history of the tale.

Documents history's most enduring urban myths and supernatural encounters, covering topics ranging from the Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot to spontaneous combustion and Roswell, providing accompanying photographs, pop-culture trivia and information about the latest investigations.

Red Hen finds a recipe for a Simply Splendid Cake and asks her friends the cat, the rat, and the frog to help with the preparations, but it seems as though her friends want no part in the cake until it's ready to eat. Will they decide to pitch in, or let Red Hen do all of the hard work?

Join Jack and Annie as they research leprechauns and Irish folklore and find out the facts behind the fiction.