Gerald McDermott

In trying to determine which of his six sons to reward for saving his life, Anansi the Spider is responsible for placing the moon in the sky.

An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian myth which explains how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun was brought to the world of men.

Papagayo, the noisy parrot, helps the night animals save the moon from being eaten up by the moon dog.

Crocodile wants to feast on Monkey's heart and Monkey must outsmart him if he is to enjoy eating mangoes all day.

A modern retelling of the biblical story shares the details of how light, water, earth, and living creatures came to be.

A very poor Irishman is provided with magical things by the "wee folk", but he must then keep his good fortune out of the hands of the greedy McGoons.

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.

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