Basic vocabulary series

Seventeen legends which tell how different animals came to have certain characteristics, such as why the bear has a little tail, and how the tiger got his stripes.

Dog stories, based on true experiences and accounts, about a Saint Bernard that always wanted to play with toys, a dog which served as ears for two elderly deaf women, a seeing-eye dog, and others.

Ten representative myths and legends from eight tribes of Plains Indians, showing their beliefs and ways of life.

Stories about animals from the folklore of different countries and peoples, including tales about domestic animals such as a goat or camel, jungle beasts, or other wild animals.

Stories of the Indian people, of the way they feel and think.

Tales from the folklore of those American Indians whose lodges were usually called wigwams and who were forest peoples. The tribes included are the Menominee, Ojibway, Chippeway, Iroquois, Mohawk, Seneca and Algonquian Indians.

Stories of elephants like Jumbo, billed as "the biggest elephant in the world," or Alice, who loved to mash cans until she squashed one with her trunk in it.

A collection of easy-reading tales from the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Yuchi, Natchez, and Seminole Indian tribes.

Stories, based on true experiences, about lions and tigers, in the wild, on African ranches, in the circus, at the zoo, or in towns through which a circus has been passing.

Stories, based on actual things horses have done, about all kinds of horses--circus performers, cow ponies, parade horses, work horses, police mounts, race horses, or jumpers.