American Folktales — 120 Stories

• The Forest Path That Leads to Yesterday
• The Ghost Bridegroom Disappearance Story
• The Enchanted Skunk Transformation Story
• The Jack and the Robbers Mountain Tale
• Wiley and the Hairy Man Story
• The Night That Would Not End
• The Girl Who Could Hear the Earth Growing
• The Man Who Borrowed a Year of Time
• When the Sun Set Twice in One Evening
• Bread That Fed a Town Without Running Out
• A Bell Heard Ringing Across Empty Land
• Snow That Fell Warm Instead of Cold
• Footprints Found Where No One Had Walked
• The Midnight Train of the Departed
• The Root Woman of Savannah Marsh
• The Midnight Caller on Old River Road
• The Lantern Guide of the Swamp Path
• The Conjure Doctor of Cypress Swamp
• The Graveyard Whistle on River Road
• The Hidden Church Beneath the Pines
• The Spirit Child of the Cotton Fields
• The Girl Who Married the Rain
• The Porcupine Who Brought the First Quills
• The Coyote Who Rearranged the Stars
• The Salmon People Beneath the River
• The Otter Who Stole the Fisherman’s Net
• The Boy Who Became the First Shaman
• The Trickster Raccoon Azeban
• The Old Man Who Spoke to Stones
• The Nevada Water Babies
• Appalachian Witch Legends
• The Legend of the Ghost Lights of Marfa
• The Piasa Bird of the Mississippi River
• The Chitimacha Fire Woman
• The Legend of Chief Osceola’s Spirit
• The Legend of the Sleeping Ute Mountain
• The Phantom Miner of Death Valley
• Katy Goodgrit of the Wolves
• Jigger Johnson, Maine Woodsman
• Febold Feboldson the Drought Fighter
• Granny Squannit of the Great Lakes
• Texanna and the Rattlesnake Roundup
• Miss Clementine’s Big Steam Pumpkin
• Buffalo Bill’s Twin Brother, Antelope Bill
• The Miner Who Moved Mountains
• Annie Christmas, the Keelboat Captain
• Br’er Rabbit Outsmarts Br’er Fox
• High John de Conqueror’s Freedom Tales
• How Jackal Became an Outcast
• The Little Boy Who Grew Wings
• The Girl Made of Butter
• Why the Lizard Often Nods
• Tales of the Barn Burning Mystery
• The Sacred Tree That Refused to Burn
• The Water That Refused Reflection
• Moment Silence Became Sacred
• Stone Boy Who Walked into the World
• Thunderbird and the Battle with the Water Spirits
• The Voice That Came Before Footsteps
• The Law That Existed Before Chiefs
• The Eagle and the Sky Feather
• The Orchard Planted for the Unborn
• The Well Dug Before the Drought
• The Seed Jar Kept for Spring
• The Fence Mended Without Words
• The Clock That Taught a Town Time
• The Farmer Who Shared His Last Seed
• The first American schoolhouse
• The Boy Who Wrestled the Floodwaters
• The Carpenter Who Built a Town in a Day
• The Blacksmith Who Forged the First Railroad Spike
• The Boy Who Lassoed a Tornado’s Tail
• The Hunter Who Never Missed Twice
• Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind Crockett
• The Boo Hag
• The Witch Who Lived in the Woods
• The Root Doctor’s Promise
• The Freedom Quilt Codes
• The Haint in the Old House
• The Flying Africans
• The Talking Book
• The Devil at the Crossroads
• The Two Friends and the Gourd: An African-American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Greed and Humility
• The Talking Skull: An African-American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on the Dangers of Talking Too Much
• Why the Alligator’s Back Is Rough: A Gullah Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Pride and Humility
• How the Rabbit Got His Tricks: A Lesson on Wit and Survival in African American Folklore
• Johnny Appleseed: A Folktale of Generosity and Hope
• Davy Crockett and the Thunder-Whopper Bear: American Folktale of Courage and Wit
• Pecos Bill,The Wildest Cowboy: An American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Courage and Imagination
• Mike Fink, The Boastful River King: An American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Courage and Humility
• Rip Van Winkle, The Man Who Slept for Twenty Years: American Folktale of Time and Change
• Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor
• Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend
• Iktomi and the Dancing Ducks: A Lakota Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Greed and Deceit
• The Origin of Fire: A Cherokee Folktale That Teaches Courage and Cooperation
• The Coyote and the Rolling Rock: A Lesson in Respect from the Arapaho Tribe
• The Great Flood and the Creation of the Earth: An American (Ojibwe) Folktale that Teaches Lesson on Humility and Renewal
• Br’er Rabbit and the Millstone
• Coyote and the Borrowed Light
• The Rainbow Crow;
• Wabun and The First Moccasins
• Coyote And The Pebble People
• The Owl And The Rabbit
• The Great Turtle Island
• How the Milky Way Was Made By The Clever Raccoon
• Noya, The Girl Who Married a Star
• The Story of Jumping Mouse
• The Spirit Of The Corn; A Powerful Story Of Love And Sacrifice
• How the Bear Lost His Tail
• Coyote Creates Human: Tale About The Origin Of Humanity
• How the Eagle Got His White Head
• How The Beaver Got His Tail
• The Origin Of Strawberry: Appalachian Love And Lesson Tale
• Why the Crow Turned Black: A Native American Story of Sacrifice and Fire
• The Great Turtle Island: An Ojibwe Creation Tale of Humility
• How Coyote Stole Fire.
• The Origin of Strawberry: A Love Tale
• The Hummingbird and the Wind – A Mexican Folktale About Hope
• How the Coyote Stole Fire – A Native American Folktale
• The Girl and the Hidden Lake – A Canadian Folktale About Respect for Nature