An illustrated collection of tales featuring notable trickster characters such as Raven and Hare, from the folk traditions of many countries.

A collection of trickster tales from the American South, featuring such female animal characters as Molly Cottontail and Miz Goose.

This retelling of a popular Indonesian tale features Kanchil, the beloved mouse deer, who, on a bright sunny day, falls into a deep pit in the forest. Nothing can keep him down for long and he soon invents a prophecy to trick a gullible snake, a nervous wild boar, and a hungry tiger into helping him out.

Reynard the Fox has been a staple trickster character of European literature since at least the Middle Ages. The tales of his schemes have been told many times, and he always manages to win readers' sympathies. Reynard is a rascal, a ne'er-do-well. While we may suffer from his pranks, at the same time we smile at the shrewd thinking through which he escapes hopeless situations. In this expertly retold version, the classic tales of Reynard's exploits...