Includes index.

Illustrated retellings of tales from a variety of cultures, with boxes containing additional information to help in understanding the stories and the time period in which each was written.

Anansi the spider : a story from the Ashanti people of Ghana, Africa -- Wenebojo and Buffalo : a story from native North American tribes -- Brer Rabbit : an African-American folk tale -- Hare and Tortoise : one of Aesop's fables from ancient Greece -- Gods and cats : an ancient Chinese story -- Androclus and the lion : a story from ancient Rome -- Turtle and peacock : a folk tale from ancient India -- Mainu the frog : a story from African myth -- Arion and the dolphin : a tale from ancient Greek myth -- White elephant : a story from India.