Folklore of the world

Stories from the folklore of the Island State, about Maui, Pele, the menehune, and other characters belonging to the tales of these islands of volcanoes, earthquakes, high mountains, beaches, and lush vegetation.

A representative collection of simplified tales from all cultural backgrounds and geographical regions of Spain.

Tales from Mexican folklore including The Palace of Canela, In Through the Window, The Coyote and the Sheep, The Cu Bird, and Senõr Coyote and Juan's Maguey.

Tales from the folklore of Russia, including The Poor Brother and the Rich Brother, Vasilisa the Beautiful, Ivan the Fool, and The Hut of Baba Yaga.

Regional tales from the folklore of France, including Reynard the Fox, The Three Sons, and The Horn of Roland.

Twenty episodes which preserve and illustrate the folklore of ancient China.

Folk tales representative of the northernmost state of the United States, from its two native peoples, the Indians and the Eskimos.

Folk tales from the different peoples of Canada--Indians, Eskimos, and those of English or French descent.

Twelve tales adapted from the writings of the ancient Egyptians, including the Pharaoh's Dream and the story of Osiris and Isis.

Twenty episodes from Japanese folklore including the well known "Momotaro, the Peach Boy" and "Urashima."

Stories from the folklore of Italy, which reflect Italy's heritage of Roman culture or the influence of the Roman Catholic Church, and include stories out of the court life of the Middle Ages or ones which tell of the cleverness of the peasant people.