The Maidu Texts are an important part of Native American folklore, the Maidu tales of Coyote are well known for being exceptionally transgressive; he is constantly seducing women by guile and deceit.
These texts were collected by linguist, Roland B. Dixon at the beginning of the 20th century.
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This volume is a treasure chest of Fourty-four classic Eastern tales drawing on the rich folklore of Turkey.
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Within these pages you will find 20 chapters filled with almost 200 stories selected from across Southern Africa - of prophets, doctors, witches, chameleons, the legend of Ngeketo, baboons, the Zulu Tokoloshe, Sikulokobuzuka, the road and the climb to heaven, the daughter of the Sun and the Moon, half-men and much more ...
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A HOPI proverb states “The one who tells the stories rules the world.” Enjoy these 110 tales from the mesas of Arizona and the mists of time.
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This is a book of Russian folklore, the tales are a good sampling of Slavic märchen.
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A collection of Australian Aboriginal folklore written for a popular audience, but retold with integrity. Find here the Jungle Book of Australia, but there is no Mowgli, set apart as a man. For man, bird, and beast are all blended in the Aboriginal psyche. All are of one kindred, all shade into each other; all obey the Bush Law.
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A long, long time ago, before the dawn of time, somewhere to the North, lay the realm of Asgard. Therein dwelt the Norse gods and goddesses of old who were wise, beautiful and kind. They lived in peace and harmony, untouched by evil and iniquity - until the day the Giants from Jotunheim cast envious eyes upon them and their kingdom....
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