Outfoxing fear : folktales from around the world

ISBN: 9780393060362
ISBN: 9780393329322
ISBN: 0393329321
ISBN: 0393060365
Physical Description: xxiii, 259 pages : 1 map ; 24 cm print
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, ©2006.

Summary: A collection of folktales from around the world that explore the universal theme of fear and the power it holds over life.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-254) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	appointment instead of the right person (Papua New Guinea) -- The outwitted ghost of the forest (Arawak People, Northwest Amazon Basin) -- Still another spook (Mayan People, Central America) -- The oyster and the shark (Munkan People, Australia) -- Mr. Fox (England) -- Mereaira and Kape Tautini (Maori People, New Zealand) -- The Poles of the house (Tinguian People, Philippines) -- The dead moon (England) -- Legend of Sway-Uock (Snohomish People, North America) -- How the young maidens saved Guam Island (Chamorro People, Guam) -- The meatballs' leader (Afghanistan) -- The maiden who lived with the wolves (Sioux People, North America) -- The tale of Nung-kua-ma (China) -- Baling with a sieve (Kwangtung, China) -- The old woman and the lame devil (Chumash People, North America) -- The woman with red leggings (Arikara People, North America) -- The old lady of Littledean (Scotland) -- The milk and butter stones (Scotland) -- The inexhaustible meal-chest (Ireland) -- The long-haired girl (China) -- The good lie (Persia) -- Ayak and her lost bridegroom (Dinka People, Sudan) -- Bluejay brings the Chinook wind (Flathead-Kalispel People, North America) -- The lions of Vancouver (Salish People, North America).
Awards Note:	Aesop Prize, 2006.