This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths from Brazilian Indian Folklore.
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- 00 - Preface
- 01 - How the Night Came
- 02 - How the Rabbit Lost His Tail
- 03 - How the Toad Got His Bruises
- 04 - How the Tiger Got His Stripes
- 05 - Why the Lamb Is Meek
- 06 - Why the Tiger and the Stag Fear Each Other
- 07 - How the Speckled Hen Got Her Speckles
- 08 - How the Monkey Became a Trickster
- 09 - How the Monkey and the Goat Earned Their Reputations
- 10 - How the Monkey Got a Drink When He Was Thirsty
- 11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry
- 12 - Why the Bananas Belong to the Monkey
- 13 - How the Monkey Escaped Being Eaten
- 14 - Why the Monkey Still Has a Tail
- 15 - How Black Became White
- 16 - How the Pigeon Became a Tame Bird
- 17 - Why the Sea Moans
- 18 - How the Brazilian Beetles Got Their Gorgeous Coats