Animal Tales
by Mary Hays and Helen Raczuk

Animals have always been the main characters in stories for storytellers around the world. Whether to illustrate certain behaviours or to explain the unexplainable, animal folktales provide endless opportunities for children to identify with the personalities and problems encountered by the animals.

Stories included in this collection:

• How Coyote Stole Fire .......................Native North American
• The Dove and her Eggs .....................India
• How Rabbit Brought Fire to the People... Native North American
• Turtle Jabuti and the Leopard .............Brazil
• Turtle Jabuti's Trip to Heaven .............Brazil
• The Three Hares ...............................Turkey
• How Glooskap Found Summer .............Native North American